The Vanagon Dictionary

Measure of fuel's resistance to engine knocking

• fuel
• engine

Component that collects exhaust gases from engine cylinders

• exhaust
• engine

Engine introduced in 1953 for VW automobile line

• engine
• vw

A complete engine ready for installation, including generator and coil

• engine
• turnkey

The distance traveled by a piston in a vehicle's engine

• engine
• stroke

pipes that connect the engine to the exhaust system

• exhaust
• engine

Complete engine assembly, including block, crankshaft, and cylinder head

• engine
• rebuild

Type of belt that drives engine accessories

• engine
• accessories

The parts that support the valves in an engine

• engine
• valve

Bearing that supports the crankshaft in the engine block

• engine
• bearing

A component that lifts a valve in an engine

• engine
• valve

Sensor that detects engine noise emissions to prevent damage

• engine
• fuel

An after-market VW engine tuning kit from the 1950s

• engine
• tuning
• kit

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

• engine
• fan

Early engine head design with a single intake hole

• engine
• vw

a component that helps to open and close engine valves

• engine
• lifter

A ring that seals the compression chamber in an engine.

• engine
• cylinder

A gasket that seals the engine block and cylinder head.

• engine
• gasket

A chamber that surrounds the engine and carries coolant

• engine
• cooling
• jacket

Component that operates the valves in an internal combustion engine

• engine
• valvetrain

Measure of the pressure within an engine's cylinders

• engine
• compression
• pressure

Shaft that drives the distributor in the engine

• engine
• mechanical

Mechanism that advances the ignition timing as engine speed increases

• ignition
• engine

Mechanism that advances the ignition timing based on engine vacuum

• ignition
• engine