If you want to learn how to maintain and repair (or customize and hot rod) your air cooled Volkswagen then you need a good manual or two. The air cooled VW repair and customization books on this page are available through Amazon.com.
| How to Keep Your Volkswagen: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot | |
First published in 1969, this classic manual of automotive repair equips VW owners with the knowledge to handle every situation they will come across with any air-cooled Volkswagen built through 1978, including Bugs, Karmann Ghias, vans, and campers. Easy to understand and fun to read information. For novice and veteran mechanics alike. Anecdotal descriptions, and clear language, this book takes the mystery out of diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures, and offers some chuckles along the way. | ![]() |
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| How to Rebuild Your Volkswagen air-Cooled Engine (All models, 1961 and up) | |
Complete details for rebuilding air-cooled engines in all chassis from 1961 to 1983: Beetle, Ghia, Bus, Squareback, 411/412 and Porsche 914. The text includes chapters on how to remove, disassemble, inspect and assemble engines, and recondition cylinder heads and crankcase internals. Order | ![]() |
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| Volkswagen Beetle and Karmann Ghia Service Manual, Type 1: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 (Volkswagen Service Manuals from Robert Bentley, Inc) | |
Service manual for vintage '60s Volkswagen Bug and Kharmann Ghia. Order | ![]() |
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