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The VW Air-Cooled Engine: Repair and Maintenance

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The VW Air-Cooled Engine: Repair and Maintenance

Contributors:

By (Author) Ken Cservenka

ISBN:

9781785003752

Publisher:

The Crowood Press Ltd

Imprint:

The Crowood Press Ltd

Publication Date:

21st February 2018

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

629.28722

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

144

Dimensions:

Width 189mm, Height 246mm, Spine 11mm

Weight:

407g

Description

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.

Author Bio

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.

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