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On 14 Oct 98, at 0:43, krupps wrote: > >How to Hotrod Volkswagen Engines by Bill Fisher. Anyone considering doing > >an engine rebuild should buy a copy of this book BEFORE they start or buy > >any parts. > Jim, is this better/different then the Fisher "How to Rebuild a VW > engine", which I already have? I think you mean the Tom Wilson book. If so, yes, much. But the Wilson book has lots of good pictures which may still be useful. The Wilson book is directed (naturally) more toward type 1 engines, and, although it trys to cover type 3s, it makes a lot of mistakes. I recommend that everyone buy the Bentley manual, and add the Fisher book if you are interested in rebuilding your engine in anything other than stock form. Even in stock form, the Fisher book is excellent at giving insight into what kinds of things have been tried and which work and which do not. You can use it to advantage to rebuild any engine and get more power or more reliability or both, to some extent. It has a level of honesty which is very difficult to find elsewhere. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************