Date:         Wed, 22 Mar 2000 12:47:26 -0500
Reply-To:     wb6otg <wb6otg@INTREX.NET>
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From:         wb6otg <wb6otg@INTREX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Complete Idiots Guide Books
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This book only covers Rabbits and Sciroccos, up to the 1980 models (unless its been updated).
The original "How to keep your Volkswagen Alive" has been updated to include a few mentions of the Vanagon, but the Vanagon info is very limited and mostly wrong.  (Did you know that the watercooled vanagon uses the Rabbit engine and transmission??)  I find the existance of the Rabbit book and the update to the original to be a bit amusing, since the original specifically excluded the Type III because it was too complex to be considered a true VW!

Bill

>
>If you speak of Poor Richard's Rabbit Book "How To Keep Your Volkswagen
>Alive..." by Richard Sealey and published by John Muir Publications, I
>have mine sitting here on my desk.  They probably show up on Ebay.
>
>-Dana-
>
>Paul Rogers wrote:
>>
>> I've heard rumors that there used to be a water cooled version of this
>> classic book but that it is no longer available from the publisher. If it
>> does exist does anybody know where I might get my hands on one, or maybe
>> somebody has a dusty copy of one somewhere that they might be interested in
>> selling. Can I use the air cooled version for basic info on most mechanical
>> issues other than the engine?
>> Thanx,
>> Wog
>
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