The Vanagon Dictionary
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Fan shroud
VW Bus and camper partsEnglish · source definition
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
Two-speed radiator fan
Cooling and heatingEnglish · machine-assisted draft
A type of fan used to cool a radiator, with two speed settings
- fan
- radiator
Flush Tee
Cooling and heatingEnglish · machine-assisted draft
A type of fitting used to connect a hose to a heater core for flushing purposes.
- hose
- tee
- flush
Coolant temperature switch
Cooling and heatingEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Switch that monitors the coolant temperature in the engine and activates the auxiliary water pump
- coolant
- temperature
- switch
Coolant pipe thermal switch
Cooling and heatingEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Thermal switch that monitors the temperature of the coolant pipe in Waterboxer engines
- coolant
- pipe
- thermal
- switch
heat sink thermal silicone heat transfer compound
Cooling and heatingEnglish · machine-assisted draft
A paste that improves heat transfer between two surfaces
- thermal
- compound
Heating, Air Conditioning and Climate Control
Cooling and heatingEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Systems that control the temperature and air quality inside the vehicle
- vw
- comfort
Vacuum source
Tools and maintenance terminologyEnglish · machine-assisted draft
A device or mechanism that generates a vacuum, used for various purposes such as bleeding the cooling system.
- vacuum
- source
Coolant thermostat
VW Bus and camper partsEnglish · source definition
A temperature-responsive valve in a water-cooled engine's coolant circuit. It regulates coolant flow as the engine warms; the correct part and installation are engine-specific.
- engine
- water-cooled
- cooling
Radiator
VW Bus and camper partsEnglish · source definition
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
Digifant ECU
Engine and fuel systemsEnglish · machine-assisted draft
The electronic control unit (ECU) is part of Volkswagen’s Digifant fuel-injection and engine-management system. Gerry’s 1986–1991 technical bulletin index distinguishes these applications from the earlier Digijet years. In a January 1999 list thread, an owner of a 1986 Westfalia reported that the engine quit after cooling-system bleeding and asked whether fuel starvation or a failed Digifant component was involved; the thread records a troubleshooting question, not a confirmed diagnosis. Check engine code and market before identifying an ECU.
- vanagon
- ecu