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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
Doghouse
Engine and fuel systemsEnglish · machine-assisted draft
A fan shroud introduced in 1971 for upright air-cooled engines.
- engine
- fan