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Reverse osmosis
Cooling and heatingA water purification process that uses pressure to force water through a semi-permeable membrane
- water
- purification
High Pressure Discharge Hose
Cooling and heatingA hose that carries high-pressure refrigerant in the air conditioning system
- hose
- pressure
Blower motor switch
Electrical systemsA switch that controls the blower motor in a vehicle's heating or cooling system
- switch
- blower
Ethylene glycol based antifreeze
Cooling and heatingType of antifreeze that is phosphate-free and suitable for use in engines
- cooling
- engine
Two-speed radiator fan
Cooling and heatingA type of fan used to cool a radiator, with two speed settings
- fan
- radiator
Coolant temperature switch
Cooling and heatingSwitch that monitors the coolant temperature in the engine and activates the auxiliary water pump
- coolant
- temperature
- switch
Ducting and cooling shroud
Cooling and heatingA system used to direct cooling air to a component, such as an alternator
- cooling
- shroud
Coolant pipe thermal switch
Cooling and heatingThermal switch that monitors the temperature of the coolant pipe in Waterboxer engines
- coolant
- pipe
- thermal
- switch
EGR
Bus terminologyExhaust Gas Recirculation. One of the emission control techniques, in which gases are sucked from the exhaust pipes (before the muffler) and re-circulated through the intake manifold (to be 'burned' again). the high heat associated with exhaust gases required expensive metals ... so replacing/repairing this system can be costly.
Water-cooled engine
Engine and fuel systemsAn engine that circulates liquid coolant through passages and a radiator to carry heat away. Gerry’s Vanagon spark-plug reference lists DH water-cooled engines with Digijet for 1983–1985 and MV engines with Digifant for 1986–1991. Verify engine code, market, and model year; this archived table is an identification aid, not a complete application chart.
- engine
- water-cooled
Air-cooled engine
Engine and fuel systemsAn 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