I think the Muir book has quite a bit of pertinent information so it's
probably worth owning. I like it and dip into it regularly but I do
find the use of English a little hard to read. Also, I'm still not
convinced this book is for the absolute beginnner, he does tend to
delve into topics that have not been previously explained for someone
with little knowledge on how cars work.

No doubt the Bentley book is invaluable for when you actually start
working on your van but   it's not the right book for actually
learning how the vehicle works.

I really knew next to nothing about cars when I got my vanagon and the
best book I have read to date on the subject is "Fixing Cars; a
peoples primer". It's a little old but you can probably find it
on-line. This book really assumes you know nothing and is a great
starting point to the books above.

Cheers.

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:32:22 -0800, Reza Shah
<rshah_alfilistani@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for books on basic VW mechanics - does anyone have suggestions?  I have seen the John Muir book on VWs, but it's about air-cooled vehicles and mine is water-cooled.  How much would it apply to a late-model vanagon?  Are there other books anyone would recommend for learning how my vehicle works?
>
> I look forward to your suggestions.
>
> R. Shah
>
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