The VW Air-Cooled Engine: Repair and Maintenance
By (Author) Ken Cservenka
The Crowood Press Ltd
The Crowood Press Ltd
21st February 2018
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
629.28722
Paperback
144
Width 189mm, Height 246mm, Spine 11mm
407g
The VW Air-Cooled Engine is a no-nonsense engine manual that any practical-minded person can understand, giving a highly illustrated step-by-step guide to dismantling and rebuilding a Type 1 engine. Most of the operations described in the book can be applied to the Type 4 unit used in 1700, 1800 and 2-litre Transporter models as well. Topics covered include: . Workshop essentials . Keeping the engine healthy . Removing and stripping down the engine . Examination of the engine components . Reassembling the engine and ancillaries . Full specifications of the various Type 1 and Type 4 engines AUTHOR: Ken Cservenka has been repairing and servicing VW air-cooled engines, both his own and customers', since buying his first Beetle in 1969. His experience ranges from straightforward servicing to full engine rebuilds. He has written or co-written several books on VW subjects, and his articles and photography have appeared in several well-known magazines; he is also an occasional Concours d' Elegance judge. SELLING POINTS: . A no-nonsense engine manual and a highly illustrated step-by-step guide to dismantling and rebuilding a type 1 engine. . An invaluable resource for anyone involved in the repair and maintenance of these iconic engines. . Covers the workshop essentials; stripping down; reassembling the engine components and much more. . Gives full specifications of the various Type 1 and Type 4 engines. . Superbly illustrated with over 300 colour photographs. . Ken Cservenka has been repairing and servicing VW air-cooled engines for nearly fifty years and has written several books on VW subjects.
Ken Cservenka has been repairing and servicing VW air-cooled engines, both his own and customers', since buying his first Beetle in 1969. His experience ranges from straightforward servicing to full engine rebuilds. He has written or co-written several books on VW subjects, and his articles and photography have appeared in several well-known magazines; he is also an occasional Concours d' Elegance judge.