John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
Thats right Tony --
Enough to make you throw up if you stare at it for too long!
Shella, I havent read it for A hell of a long time. I suppose if you dont do any fancy stuff and follow the book but apply a fair mix of common sense, you will be alright !
Enough to make you throw up if you stare at it for too long!
Shella, I havent read it for A hell of a long time. I suppose if you dont do any fancy stuff and follow the book but apply a fair mix of common sense, you will be alright !
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
Well, I must admit one picture does not a book make.
Seriously FC. Get the latest addition and read it cover to cover. Yes it is funny and avoids the technical terminology to make it as easy as possible for complete newbies.
At the beginning of this year, I knew nothing about cars and even less about ACVWS.
This book was my first intro to keeping Lady on the road. I won't call it a technical manual of any kind, but without it I would still not know the difference between a crank and cam shaft.
Nor would I have been able to do the valve adjustment I did this weekend.
Yes, one does have to read it with a certain amount of intelligence, but for someone like me to go from complete newbie to half-competent took some doing. The book played a key role in
making that happen.
If there is one thing I would suggest as an add on to the book, it would be the Bug-me videos. Between the two of them I'm confident, that I'll be able to keep Lady on the road for as long
as I have money to do so and even a bit longer.
Seriously FC. Get the latest addition and read it cover to cover. Yes it is funny and avoids the technical terminology to make it as easy as possible for complete newbies.
At the beginning of this year, I knew nothing about cars and even less about ACVWS.
This book was my first intro to keeping Lady on the road. I won't call it a technical manual of any kind, but without it I would still not know the difference between a crank and cam shaft.
Nor would I have been able to do the valve adjustment I did this weekend.
Yes, one does have to read it with a certain amount of intelligence, but for someone like me to go from complete newbie to half-competent took some doing. The book played a key role in
making that happen.
If there is one thing I would suggest as an add on to the book, it would be the Bug-me videos. Between the two of them I'm confident, that I'll be able to keep Lady on the road for as long
as I have money to do so and even a bit longer.
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
HI! where can i buy this "John Muir's How to keep a VW alive" book?
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance is more technical, I thought...
1964 T34 - The Razor: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10290
1956 T2 1b - Gill's bus: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10948
1967 T316 - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10931 & viewtopic.php?f=23&t=15977
2000 beach buggy - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10915
1956 T2 1b - Gill's bus: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10948
1967 T316 - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10931 & viewtopic.php?f=23&t=15977
2000 beach buggy - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10915
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
motorbooks, they also have a web site, happy surfing !!!!!!
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
From Kalahari.net
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Complete Idiot
Author: John Muir
Format: Trade paperback
Delivery time: Usually within 10 working days.
Was R 279.95 Now R 237.96
If you spend more than R350 delivery is free.
How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive: A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Complete Idiot
Author: John Muir
Format: Trade paperback
Delivery time: Usually within 10 working days.
Was R 279.95 Now R 237.96
If you spend more than R350 delivery is free.
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
Maybe I should invest in that book, the thing I have never really understood is the gearbox maybe it could explain it to me jargon free 
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
Cannot recall any gearbox info. If I remember correctly John Muir says atake it to the experts. There is enough about motors though.
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
Hi guys, I must just mirror what some of people say, it is funny and factual at the same time, it helped me sort out 3 things in the first day of me reading. And I am not mechanically inclined one bit.
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
A book that every AC newbee should have. 
For what it's worth, ignorance has no limits ......
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
Thanks!
I am going to order it off kalahari.net end of the month!
I am going to order it off kalahari.net end of the month!
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Re: John Muir's How to keep a VW alive
I stripped and rebuilt my first motor in the 70's using a photocopy and only recently bought a new edition as the old one is pretty greasy, it's a great refresher course as I haven't touched a motor in 8 years. A bit of common sense is always useful.
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