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Get John Muir's book, commonly know as the Idiot's Guide. This should be
your very first manual. Later on you can decide on a more technical one,
such as a Haynes or Bentley. Both are very good, though the Bentley has
more illustrations and technical info; the Haynes has info for *all* the
years and is more of a shop manual. I have the Chilton and, yes, it sucks.
Toby Erkson
air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
'72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
'75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L for sale
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Subject: Basic maintenance
Author: type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date: 4/4/97 2:31 AM
Hello all!
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.
Thanks!
Regards,
Jim Bridges
'71 Squareback