On Tue, 24 May 2005 20:56:41 -0400, "Joey Tribiani" >
wrote:

>the *only* problem i have with the advice that flew in this thread is that
>the OP has been told to basically buy every single ****ing printed book that
>mentions a vw....waste...bull****....i'm not condemning the Muir book, it
>has about as much credibility as the VW Mags we've been subjected to over
>the years....but we don't suggest every newbie get a susbscription to those
>to learn the *proper* way to maintain/repair their cars....just have trouble
>suggesting a book that is known to be wrong and potentially damaging, yet is
>touted as a "repair manual"....its a bull**** waste of time for anyone who
>*really* wants to work on their car....(as you have seen with your "real"
>manuals)

I don't think it is a bull**** waste of time for anyone who really
wants to work on their VW. If I had not read that book then I
wouldn't have even STARTED to try to get into working on my own VW.
Before I read that book I used to pay a shop to adjust my valves for
me. Like I told you the other day, I finally "committed" to buying a
decent torque wrench with the thought of completely tearing down and
rebuilding an engine (the one in my rail) for the first time in my
life. How did you get started on "seriously" working on vehicles?
Did you just pick up a Haynes or Bently manual and read it
cover-to-cover and jump right in? Or did you take some
classes/training on how to do it right? Or did you have someone
around who already knew a little (or a lot) about working on vehicles
who gave you enough confidence to get into doing that sort of thing on
your own? For those of us who don't have someone around who already
knows their way in and out the processes of working on a vehicle, Muir
is a good start. In my opinion. Yeah, I know what that's worth.