The Vanagon Dictionary

Protective lid for the fuse box

• fuses
• electrical

A seal for the luggage box on a Westfalia bus

• seal
• luggage
• westfalia

A reduction box is a component that reduces the speed of the output shaft.

• transmission
• drivetrain

Additional gear boxes used on swing-axle VW Buses to reduce transmission gearing

• gearbox
• swing-axle

Container holding multiple fuses for protecting electrical circuits

• fuses
• electrical

Component that controls the heater system

• heating
• control

The engine used in the water-cooled Vanagon. The term 'Wasser' is german for 'water'. 'boxer' refers to the flat opposing piston structure of the engine (i.e., the pistons are boxing with each other.)

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.

type of rear axle nut and reduction box design

• axle
• reduction

J-shaped pipe for exhaust when heater boxes are not used

• pipe
• exhaust
• heater

Slang term for the larger glove box button used on 1961-early 1963 Notchback and Squarebacks.

• glovebox
• interior

Term referring to the smaller rear axle nut and reduction box design used in pre-1964 VW Buses

• bus
• vw

A vehicle produced in Australia from 1965 to 1968, using the Beetle engine and floor pan with Bus trailing arms and reduction boxes.

• australia
• beetle
• bus

( Constant Velocity Joint ) One of the small circular devices at an end of an axle on a bus . Buses , Vanagons , and EuroVans have four of these, while the Syncro Vanagons have a total of eight. These are necessary to allow the axle to move up and down while still turning to propel the car. the joints need to be keep greased to function properly. when they are worn, they make a knocking-noise that strikes fear into the hearts of bus owners everywhere. Microbuses do not have CV joints, but use a 'swing-axle' and reduction gear box instead.