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vent pipes
Camper equipmentEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Pipes that provide ventilation for the refrigerator
- pipes
- ventilation
vent tank
Engine and fuel systemsEnglish · machine-assisted draft
a tank used to vent fuel vapors
- fuel
- vent
- tank
Movable cabin door vent window seal
Body and interiorEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Seal for the movable vent window in the cabin door
- vanagon
- t25
- vent
Movable vent window glass
Body and interiorEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Glass for the movable vent window
- vanagon
- t25
- glass
Crankcase Ventilation System
Engine and fuel systemsEnglish · machine-assisted draft
System that removes gases from the engine crankcase
- engine
- ventilation
Vented catalytic heater
Cooling and heatingEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Type of heater that uses catalytic combustion and is vented
- heater
- catalytic
Fuel tank vent lines
Engine and fuel systemsEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Lines that allow air to enter and leave the fuel tank
- fuel
- tank
- vent
Pop-outs
Body and interiorEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Side windows that are hinged to swing out for ventilation.
- window
- ventilation
Rotating grills
Camper equipmentEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Grills that can be rotated to direct airflow in the camper
- ventilation
- accessories
Door window dividing bar
Body and interiorEnglish · machine-assisted draft
A bar that divides the door window, for fixed vent windows
- door
- window
- vanagon
Piano Hinge
Body and interiorEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Slang term for the vent wing windows on 1952 and earlier Buses, characterized by their hinge design.
- bus
- window
- hinge
PCV
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
Positive Crankcase Ventilation. A method of reducing the pressure inside the engine crankcase (the middle part where things are whirling around, but nothing is exploding).
Safari windows
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
A type of front windshield that tilts outward for additional ventilation. found only on Microbuses , and usually only on on those in equatorial/tropic countries.
Barndoor
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
Buses made before mid-1955, whose major characteristics are the oversized engine lid and the lack of a rear cargo hatch. These also did not have the ventilation eyebrow above the windshield/windscreen.
Fresh-water tank
VW Bus and camper partsEnglish · source definition
An onboard tank that stores water for a camper's sink supply. Capacity, location, filler, vent, and drain differ by conversion; it is not necessarily a potable-water-rated tank unless the specific installation is documented as such.
- camper
- water-system
- interior
Camper
Bus terminologyEnglish · source definition
A model of bus that contained interior features such as a bed, stove, cabinets, and in some versions, a refrigerator. some versions had a pop-up roof to allow extra room, ventilation, and sleeping room 'upstairs'. Some of the many companies making campers are Westfalia , Winnebago , Devon , Country Homes, Dormobile , and TRAKKA .