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• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:22:24 -0600
  J Frank Hammontree wrote: > and therefore the DigifantII was born. The DigifantII is basicly the > same as the original Digifant, but with the incorporation...
• Re[2]: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:28:47 -0400
  ...Digifant I came before Digifant II. In fact if you check the wiring diagrams for a golf/Digifant II and Vanagon/digifant I you...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:38:12 -0700
  ...I had an Vanagon 022 ECU once that said Digifant I on it. Digifant II came out next, on the inline engines. Why VW...
• Re: digifant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 19:10:26 -0500
  -------------------------- Hi Volks, I started a discussion 2 weeks ago concerning the difficulty of isolating and pin pointing problems with our digifant. . I suggested at...
• Re: Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:07:14 -0800
  ...The Digifant tool has 6 LEDs that help in the diagnosis of Digifant ECU and its sensors / controls. LEDs are used where... URL: taos...
• Re: Digifant and Digifant II
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 14 May 1999 14:19:47 -0700
  Stephen Grindol wrote: > > I understand that my 87 has Digifant FI management system and I have found > that Bentley offers a repair manual that...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:46:20 -0700
  According to my Bentley for 86-92 Jetta,Golf, and GTI, the Digifant II has a throttle position switch, and no knock sensor like...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:04:43 -0400
  At 11:46 PM 6/12/2012, Robert Ueltzen wrote: >According to my Bentley for 86-92 Jetta,Golf, and GTI, the Digifant II...
• Digifant and Digifant II
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grindol
  Fri, 14 May 1999 18:21:04 EDT
  I understand that my 87 has Digifant FI management system and I have found that Bentley offers a repair manual that describes Digifant II...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:44:18 -0400
  > >The problem with the Digifant is that VW tried to intergrade the >ignition system with the injection system. So if you have a problem...
• Re: Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:32:26 -0600
  ...Digifant Tool > > >>The information was here at one time...site seems to be down. >> >> >>Digifant Tool. Engine Analysis. The Digifant tool has 6 LEDs...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:21:17 -0400
  ...We used to talk about Digifant, which Vanagons used, and occasionally mention Digifant II, which some other more recent vehicle used. I think the...
• Re: I-4 conversion general info
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 26 Oct 2015 01:31:59 +0000
  Don,  Are you running the inline-4 with WBX Digifant, or Golf Jetta Cabriolet Fox Digifant 2? "If you have a good Digifant van...
• My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - J Frank Hammontree
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:36:19 -0400
  ...This has been proven to be the case and therefore the DigifantII was born. The DigifantII is basicly the same as the original Digifant...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:11:47 -0700
  ...it's just not a vanagon-digifant focused article really. Better than nothing if one has no idea what digifant is .. but not very...
• ECU Chip Upgrade and Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:30:29 -1000
  ECU Chip Upgrade and the Digifant Tool: So hear I go on a learning journey of the use of the Digifant Tool and what...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:36:07 -0700
  Well, that is the one I downloaded but every page is stamped with Digifant I which makes me wonder if this really covers the...
• Re: Digifant dashboard analysis tool you are making
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:47:22 -0500
  ...With the digifant tool one can diagnose digifant problems. However we want and deserve more as we are elitist vw owners and have the...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:39:03 -0700
  How I understand it, digifant I came after Digifant II. Was modification used in california models (at least) golf/jetta) 91/92. Had ODB1...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 17:42:10 -0800
  ...I didn't think there was such provisions in the Digifant ECU... On another note, does anyone know if the Digifant and Digifant II...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:30:01 -0700
  Entering the search term I provided into Google, the second search result I get is for Digifant as used in the '86-'91 Vanagon...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:38:44 -0700
  Maybe the cover page is different? ;^)\ I too had wondered about the various versions of Digifant and names given to them. At the risk...
• Re: digifant II has a barometer was: Mileage at altitude
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 18:06:52 -0400
  At 18:00 10/29/99 , Alistair Bell wrote: >I mentioned it before, but here goes again...Digifant II has a "barometer" >on the...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 10 Jun 2012 07:12:24 -0700
  Well, I downloaded the pdf but only find references to Digifant I. Am I missing something? Steven 91 Westy On Sun, Jun 10, 2012...
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 1 May 2009 10:11:35 -0400
  My recollection was that, oddly enough, Digifant I came *after* Digifant II, and was used on California cars. It had some minimal OBD-like...
• digifant westy cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 23:47:25 -0500
  ...I have been swapping digifants in and out of by 86 westy. All was going along fine with a digifant I had repaired so...
• Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:53:31 -0300
  ...Some of the pages are showing Digifant on the footer and some Digifant I. Were there two implementations of Digifant on the 2.1...
• Re: terminology
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:49:04 EST
  ...Being an '87 yours has the Digifant (unless it is a diesel) which is a Bosch Digifant I. My '85 uses the Digijet which...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:42:56 -0500
  The original VW service bulletin only addressed Digifant. Hence, many think it only applies to Digifant. VW later came out with a bulletin that...
• Digifant & the Throttle Position Switch
  Historical mailing list - Brad Estergaard
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 22:13:56 -0800
  Another Digifant question... Just wondering if the Digifant ECU ignores ALL sensors until the engine is warmed up or is it just the O2...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:16:57 -0700
  ...We used to talk about Digifant, which Vanagons > used, and occasionally mention Digifant II, which some other more recent > vehicle used. I think the...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 4 May 2014 10:08:43 -0700
  Yes, they are all digifant. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Holm Toronto Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 9:53 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Digifant & Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:44:15 -0600
  ...The digifant has maps (software arrays) to control the ignition advance. It also has an internal coil driver. The former is good, the latter...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:27:15 -0700
  ...Systems" and has 3 chapters (tabs in book) for A.F.C., Dijijet, Digifant. If anybody needs Dijijet or AFC info I can help . . . .
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:13:38 -0400
  At 07:53 PM 4/30/2009, Dave Arthur wrote: >Were there two implementations of Digifant on the 2.1 WBX? Which would apply...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:59:12 -0400
  At 12:39 PM 6/12/2012, Alistair Bell wrote: >How I understand it, digifant I came after Digifant II. Was >modification used in...
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 1 May 2009 10:22:02 -0400
  ...Digifant Information My recollection was that, oddly enough, Digifant I came *after* Digifant II, and was used on California cars. It had some minimal...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 14:40:18 -0400
  David Marshall wrote: > > Volkswagen never made the schematic for the Digifant ECU available to the > public or to their dealers. David, I have the...
• Hand-held tach use with Digifant
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 23:23:53 -0400
  ...When working with 2.1L Digifant systems, what do you use to check engine speed at the engine compartment? (running to the front of...
• Digijet/Digifant Differences
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Tue, 12 May 1998 07:03:52 -0500
  I have a Digijet Van that starts on the 1st or 2nd revolution and a recently aquired Digifant Van that takes about 8-10...
• 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:38:07 +0200
  ...86 digifant. Runs good but: High CO emissions at idle as well as at fast idle (3krpm), fails the German smog check, 15 mpg...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:44:14 -0700
  ...The DigifantII is basicly the > same as the original Digifant, but with the incorporation of the CIS's > ignition control unit. Really? Probst says...
• digifant tool update
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:28:49 -0500
  ------------------- Hi All, I have made some updates to the web site that hosts the digifant tool. http://taos.midwest.net/vw They include a...
• Disconnect O-2 sensor>>Digifant II: Son of Digifant? Tell Me More
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:16:31 -0600
  ...Be still my heart! Can this be true? Please tell me 'tis so, and specifically which Digifant II ECU (is there only one Digifant...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 8 May 2001 10:07:19 -0600
  ...4BAR 78 PSI > Digifant II 2.5BAR 36 PSI > > The Vanagon's Digifant and Digjet engines are close to the Digifant II > system found...
• Trade spare digijet ecu for digifant ecu?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 00:56:19 -0500
  Is anyone interested in trading a digijet ecu (from an 84 GL) for a digifant ecu? Sorry, but I really don't want to...
• Digifant circuits
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 22:30:38 -0400
  ...I have an '86 and a '91 Vanagon-both Digifant controlled. The '91 uses two additional circuits; pins 20 & 23 that are not used...
• digifant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:37:22 -0500
  ...It is also difficult to attach test leads to measure many devices on our digifants. I have looked at several options on ways to...
• Re: FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:27:18 -0700
  At 12:22 AM -0400 7/18/03, Darrel wrote: > >digifant - 1 digifant 2 pro tanning book 25.00 Does this deal with the...
• Re: digifant issues ruining our trip!
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:03:43 -0700
  ps this is digifant on an inline 4 . Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:12:21 +0000
  Golf/Jetta Digifant does NOT have a 3 wire ISV. It is Digifant. Therefore it has 2 wires. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.367...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:16:35 -0700
  ...1.9L = Digijet 2.1L = Digifant David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Sat, October 31, 2009...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:56:36 -0400
  My Digifant '90 Cabriolet has two wires going to the idle stabilizer. My Vanagon is Digijet, so I guess I still can't completely...
• Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:55:08 -0700
  ...If you Google " vanagon protraining digifant " or some permutation thereof, you will find images of this manual on line. This is nothing new to...
• Digifant ECU
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:52:26 EST
  Does anyone have a schematic diagram of the internal components of the digifant ECU for an 87 Vanagon? Rico Dagastino Munford, TN
• Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:25:41 -0700
  Anyone know where I can get my filthy paws on a euro-spec Digifant ECU? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:14:01 -0700
  > > John was asking for a DigiFANT, not DigiJET ECU. > > I think maybe I am asking for something that doesn't exist. Upon closer examination...
• Re: Digifant component comparison between Jetta and Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:45:48 -0500
  ...However, I'm using a 2.1 (Digifant) air cleaner, AFM and throttle body. The Digifant AFM works great with the Digijet system without...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 22:11:10 -0400
  Sorry, but I have a total of 4 of these valves, 2 in vehicles, and they are all 3 wire, all in digifant fuel...
• Wanted Digifant 022D
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 23:19:17 -0800
  Does anyone have a Digifant 022D unit they would be willing to part with? Please pmail me if you do. William P.