The Vanagon Dictionary

a component of a vehicle's air conditioning system that houses the evaporator coil

• vanagon
• airconditioning

A device that filters and controls the air supply for painting

• air
• filter
• control

the study of the interaction between air and a vehicle's body, affecting performance and efficiency

• drag
• airflow
• design

Air Flow Meter. the silver box next to the air cleaner box on the fuel injection model buses . it measured the volume of air entering the intake system, and allowed the computer to adjust the amount of gasoline required.

An engine that rejects heat directly to moving air rather than circulating liquid coolant. Gerry’s spark-plug reference separates bus applications by engine code and period: ED/GD/GE for 1975–1979 and CV for 1980–1983, including California models. A May 2002 Gerry discussion titled “83 Air Cooled - Production dates” concerns an owner’s September 1983 Westfalia and the difficulty of finding comparable 1983 examples; it is a period-specific production question, not a universal fitment chart.

• engine
• air-cooled

The housing around the engine cooling fan that directs airflow across the cylinders and cylinder heads on an air-cooled VW engine. Type 2 shrouds differ by engine and model year; this term does not describe the liquid-coolant radiator used on water-cooled Vanagons.

• engine
• air-cooled
• cooling

valve regulating engine air flow

• throttle
• valve

Air-fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine

• engine
• fuel

Component that regulates airflow into the engine

• vanagon
• digijet

Cooled by water, as opposed to air

• engine
• cooling

Fan that blows air for heating or cooling

• blower
• fan
• electrical

raised or depressed slots in body panels for air induction

• body
• panel

Valve used to remove air from the cooling system

• cooling
• engine

Housing that contains the throttle valve and linkage

• airflow
• fueling

To remove air from the cooling system to prevent damage

• coolant
• maintenance

Grills that can be rotated to direct airflow in the camper

• ventilation
• accessories

a screw used to bleed air from a heating system

• vanagon
• heating

Sensors that detect changes in air pressure to detect collisions

• safety
• sensor
• collision

A device that cools compressed air to increase oxygen density

• engine
• cooling
• turbo

A fan shroud introduced in 1971 for upright air-cooled engines.

• engine
• fan

The front-mounted heat exchanger in a water-cooled Vanagon's engine-coolant circuit. It releases heat from circulating coolant to outside air. Air-cooled Type 2 buses do not use an engine-coolant radiator.

• engine
• water-cooled
• cooling

Valve that allows water to drain from the air conditioning system

• ac
• vanagon

Vehicle that produces excessive emissions, contributing significantly to air pollution.

• emissions
• pollution

the process of introducing air into the coolant, which can accelerate corrosion

• coolant
• corrosion