The terminology and the slang usage of Stovebolt refers to three different things:
A bolt (fastener) with a slotted head, used in the assembly of wood-burning stoves constructed from sheet metal. The Chevrolet Stovebolt engine, so called because the valve cover, lifter cover and timing cover, utilizes a fastener that resembles a stovebolt. A nickname for the Chevrolet Advance Design pickup trucks.