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Keeping Your Legend Alive

Keeping Your Legend Alive, a technical publication from VolksWorld Magazine

Your very own technical manual for keeping your air-cooled VW tip top and on the road!

Available 13 June!

Save yourself some money with our Keeping Your Legend Alive maintenance and servicing guides and learn how to keep your air-cooled VW ticking along for years to come. Covering everything from what to look for in a pre-MoT check to tuning your engine and lowering the suspension. This is 'the' guide no air-cooled VW fan should be without!

You may recall that we've produced a few KYLA manuals (four no less) over the years and we felt it was about time we gave you a newer and better version.

Keeping Your Legend Alive is aimed at the complete novice with some very useful how to guides on maintenance, tuning, servicing and even a few tips for the modifier in you. Even those with the technical know how will find this magazine useful. And while most of the work carried out in the guides was done on Beetles, much of the information applies across the whole air-cooled range.


So what's inside:

Essential tools: Basically exactly that - what tools you should own in order to keep your VW going strong

Pre Mot check: What to look for before booking your annual MoT

Adjusting headlights: The legal requirements and the best way to do it

Basic service: It might be simple but it's what keeps your VW running

Checking spark plugs: Are your plugs telling you something?

Replacing points: Getting the best from the dizzy and hopefully curing that flat spot

Checking the fan belt: A vital piece of equipment but so often overlooked

Adjusting tappets: An easy but essential task to keep the engine running sweet

Exhaust and heater fix: Sort that blowing exhaust and get your heaters up to spec

Ignition Timing: Making sure the timing is set right and advancing properly

Carburettor tune: A break down of the Solex carb and how to set it up

Budget engine upgrades: What to go for and what works best

Performance engine parts: aimed mainly at the over 1776cc range

Front wheel bearings: Getting an ominous noise from the front of your Beetle?

1302/03 ball joint replacement: Worn ball joints are common on later Bugs and should be attended to immediately.

Rear hub seals: Leaking axle seals can seriously compromise your brakes

Rear axle gaiters: Unless you spot oil on the drive you probably won't notice that they're worn

Adjusting brakes: Well it's stupid not to check them really isn't it!

Bleeding brakes: A good idea if the fluid is old- you'll notice the difference!

Brake upgrades: What are the options? We give you the lowdown!

Lowering you VW: An old favourite but some methods and products have changed!

Custom wheels: A brief guide to a few choice wheels but also covering the options surrounding adapter, wheel bolt and tyre choice

Roadside fixes: A quick breakdown of what to look for if your VW should ever... er... breakdown!


As we said, 'the' essential MUST HAVE technical guide for any air-cooled VW enthusiast!


Keeping Your Legend Alive
is now available online through our eBay shop

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August 07 19:13

Steve Speirs

ordered mine from the VolksWorld eBay store this morning!

thanks Jon for your help,

--steve
--www.iwantavolkswagenbus.com

July 23 14:58

Jon Gilbert

Hi Kevin,

The reason being is it is a different deal as it isn't a regular magazine like VolksWorld.
I will have some copies in the office next Friday so I'll be putting them online (eBay) ready for the weekend.

Cheers,

Jon

July 23 08:36

kevin macleod

My nearest WH smith is over 150 miles away! how can you distribute 'volksworld' to all newsagents but not the 'How to' magazine?????????

July 19 08:26

ERIC MILLS

HELLO THERE COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE ABOVE MAGAZINE WITHOUT ANY SUCESS
I HAVE BEEN INTO MY LOCAL WH SMITH GREAT YARMOUTH BRANCH SEVERAL TIMES BUT CANNOT GET THE TECHINAL MANUAL AT ALL
I SEE ON YOUR WEBSITE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITHOUT SUCCESS
WH SMITH SAYS THEY CANNOT ORDER IT AND IF IT COMES IN IT WILL BE WEDNESDAYS OR FRIDAYS AS THEY CANNOT ORDER IT AS IT IS A EBOOK AND THEY GET IT ALLOCATTED IN ONLY
THERE WAS A COPY ON EBAY BUT I JUST MISSED OUT ON IT PLEASE PLEASE HELP MANY THANKS REGARDS ERIC

July 04 08:44

Michael Schmalfeldt

I just went to a local news agent and they called the central WH Smith warehouse: apparently the magazine is sold out already. Is that true? And BTW: it's a pitty that people that have a Volksworld subscription don't get the magazine for free....

July 02 16:22

Jon Gilbert

Hi guys,

We're sorry you're having trouble finding this magazine.
Just to clarify, it SHOULD be available in all WHSmiths high street stores. If they don't have it on the shelf then you will have to ask them to order it in. Even if they say they've not heard of it it might be worth getting them to look it up on the list as it should be there.
If you still can't find it then please let us know which store you had a problem with and we can investigate it.
Those who've already commented below you should have had an email regarding this.
Worst case scenario? Wait 'till the end of the month when I will be putting them up on eBay.

Any question can be posted here or email them to us on volksworld@ipcmedia.com

Thanks and regards,

Jon

July 02 13:43

malcolm

What waste of time advertising keeping your legend alive when wh smith dont stock it

June 30 23:05

jeanpaul lebon

hi just popped into 2 WHsmiths and no joy any idea where i can buy the book on line as i believe this may be a little easier
cheers

June 29 19:44

shelly mclean

hia all,

just tried to search this on the wh smith web site, and no joy. A trip into the shop is necessary . . will let you know if i find it!

June 26 10:43

Jo

hi, any idea if this will be online to buy soon as whsmith say that they dont know about this magazine

June 24 16:22

TRACEY SANDERSON

Where can i get hold of a copy WH SMITH NOTTINGHAM have no idea what im talking about can only leave a voice mail message at ipc magazine head office no one yet returned my call.

PLEASE HELP!!

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