About the New Wordpress Site
I started this newer site to enable a lot of advanced features that we need for the technotes. One is searching. This site not only searches - it does it in real-time, bringing up results as you type! Another is organization - this site makes it very easy to change the site, edit posts and make instant changes. A final advantage is when it comes time to print. A printer CSS file makes sure that the technotes look great when printed out to be in an easy-to read format for garage reference.
How to Use the New Site
There are a few ways to navigate. The easiest is the Search Box in the upper right corner. It works before you even finish typing! Check out the archive page for categorized posts. The Tag Cloud is shown on every page, as well as the archive page. The larger the tag is in the Tag Cloud, the more articles there are on that subject on VWC!
About VWC
Vintagewatercooleds.com was started to provide a place for people who own VWs made from 1975 to the early 1990s. These cars have many parts in common, and are considered to be the most “pure” VWs before the cars started getting heavier, and more luxury-focused.
This site provides a place for all of the tech procedures that we’ve written over the years.
About ATS Technotes
All of the ATS technotes are marked with the ATS logo. They were originally written by Patrick Beaueau. Patrick sent all of his technotes to me on a CD, and I have his permission to publish them here. I am re-writing them with updated information and diagrams, and also correcting any spelling and grammatical errors I found.
If you need any help with any of the technotes on this site - post on the Vintage Watercooleds Forums.
These were called the ATS technotes - A Texan’s Scirocco. After Patrick removed his site, I emailed him, and he agreed to let me have the content of the old ATS site.
Contacting Me
The best bet for contacting me is to join up and post comments on the technotes. Or, you can join the Vintage Watercooleds Discussion Forums, I am available in the Techtips forum. It only takes a few minutes to join - and then your question will benefit everyone.
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