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43 results for “Water”

VW Bus and camper parts

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.

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Body and interior
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A flexible, waterproof material used for seals and gaskets

Engine and fuel systems
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a pulley that drives the water pump

Camper equipment
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A pipe that allows water to drain from the refrigerator

Engine and fuel systems
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Water-cooled engine used in some Volkswagen models

Body and interior
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Pump that sprays water to clean windshield

VW Bus and camper parts

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.

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Camping and van life
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Camping without access to external power or water sources

Cooling and heating
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Valve that allows water to drain from the air conditioning system

Cooling and heating
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Proportion of antifreeze to water in the cooling system

Body and interior
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Chrome that has been damaged by water or age, resulting in small blemishes.

Electrical systems
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System that sprays water or cleaning fluid onto headlight glass for improved visibility.

VW Bus and camper parts

The pressurized tank in the water-cooled Vanagon cooling circuit that accommodates coolant expansion and provides a fill and bleed point. It is separate from the low-pressure coolant refill reservoir; the names are sometimes confused in parts listings.

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Body and interior
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Distance between the tire contact point and the air intake system of the engine

VW Bus and camper parts

The accessible coolant container used to replenish the water-cooled Vanagon system as coolant moves between the pressurized expansion tank and the reservoir. It is not the pressurized expansion tank itself; verify the part by the vehicle's cooling-system layout.

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Engine and fuel systems
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a device that reduces nitrogen oxide emissions by converting them into nitrogen and water

Cooling and heating
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Switch that monitors the coolant temperature in the engine and activates the auxiliary water pump

Cooling and heating
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Thermal switch that monitors the temperature of the coolant pipe in Waterboxer engines

Engine and fuel systems
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Exhaust pipe located before the rear silencer in Vanagon/T25, excluding Syncro models

VW Bus and camper parts

The camper interior cabinet assembly built around the sink and its water fittings. In some Vanagon Westfalia layouts it also contains or adjoins the refrigerator, storage, and electrical controls.

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