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>From: "Jim and Johnna Bridges" <RatchetJaws@msn.com>
> As a new owner of a '71 squareback, I am in need of basic maintenance
>information. Anyone who would be able to help me out with such information
>as; how to "lean" and "rich" the fuel mixture on the jetronic fuel injection
>system, valve adjustment parameters and point adjustment parameters as well as
>recommendations for the proper oil to use (I live in Florida) would be greatly
>appreciated. Also, any recommendations on literature pertaining to
>maintenance would be greatly appreciated, as well as where I would go to get
>it. I heard that the Chilton manual for this model vehicle leaves a lot to be
>desired, so I am staying clear of it.
Here are the manuals I recommend. I agree that you are best off avoiding
the Chilton (or Clymers) manuals.
Volkswagen Official Service Manual, Type 3
Fastback and Squareback 1968-1973
published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Mass, 1974
ISBN 0-8376-0057-X / LPV 997 383 / VSQU
[very complete and thorough]
How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive,
A Manual of Step by Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot
by John Muir
published by John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, N.M. 1979
ISBN 0-912528-16-8
[less complete and accurate, but lots of fun]
Jim
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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