How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot

TABLE OF Contents INTRODUCTION 3 CHAPTER I HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 5 CHAPTER II HOW WORKS A VOLKSWAGEN 10 CHAPTER III HOW TO BUY A VOLKSWAGEN 21 CHAPTER IV TOOLS AND SPARE PARTS 29 CHAPTER V HOW TO DRIVE A VOLKSWAGEN 36 CHAPTER VI FLAT TIRE! 38 CHAPTER VII ENGINE STOPS OR WON'T START (AND ORIENTATION) 42 CHAPTER VIII RED LIGHT ON! (GENERATOR OR ALTERNATOR) 62 CHAPTER IX GREEN LIGHT ON! (OIL RED LIGHT) 83 CHAPTER X MAINTENANCE (3,000-MILE): Valve Adjustment, Timing, Tune-up, Lubrication, Distributor, Carburetor, Fuel Injection 92 Tune-up Checklist 96 Ignition Timing Chart 110-111 CHAPTER XI VOLKSWAGEN DOESN'T STOP 167 CHAPTER XII SHIMMIES AND SHAKES (FRONT END) 189 CHAPTER XIII SLIPS AND JERKS (CLUTCH) 207 CHAPTER XIV GRINDS AND GROWLS (TRANSAXLE) 213 CHAPTER XV ENGINE OVERHAUL 235 CHAPTER XVI KNOW-HOW: Mechanic's Information and Data 325 Table of Torque 341 CHAPTER XVII WITHIN THE LAW (LIGHTS AND SOUNDS) 347 Wiring Diagram (Typical) 348 CHAPTER XVIII HI-PERFORMANCE MODIFICATIONS 357 CHAPTER XIX VW MANIA 403 PARTS SUPPLIERS 417 CHAPTER XX HOW TO KEEP YOUR VOLKSWAGEN ALIVE FOREVER 427 CHAPTER XXI THE GRAB BAG, or Things We Didn't Know Where Else to Put 437 CHAPTER XXII ELECTRICAL IMPULSES 445 CHANGES AND NEW IDEAS 453 CHAPTER XXIII THE DREAD AUTO-TROTTEL 461 TROUBLE, TROUBLE, TROUBLE 465 INDEX 469 SPECIFICATIONS 478 Chapter XVIII by Colin Messer, chapters XIX, XX, and XXII by John Hilgerdt, and chapter XXIII by Peter Aschwanden.Muir, John is the author of 'How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot', published 2001 under ISBN 9781566913102 and ISBN 1566913101.