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• Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:30:50 -0400
  ...We are still getting no ground from the ECU. We have swapped in two other ECUs - although we are not sure they are good...
• Re: Digijet rough/wandering idle and bucking at slower speeds
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:48:36 -0500
  Thanks Jim for confirmation that jiggling ECU connector should not impact "idle-ability". The fact that I do indeed experience "junk" when I jiggle...
• Re: looking for 86 westy ecu
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 23:10:40 -0600
  John Ciani writes If anyone has an ECU for an 86 wetsy syncro (any) please email me how much and how soon you could...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 09:29:40 -0600
  ...I hadn't though of damage potentially incurred while unplugging/pluggin in the ECU. I did remove the ECU from the wall, tied a...
• Re: ECU High idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:04:30 -0800
  ...If so the idle stabilizer is in the ECU, and the idle air motor is all that's in the engine bay. As far...
• Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:46:16 -0800
  ...Spare ECU Given that : the van and engine can not run at all if the ECU fails, or some other lesser failure occurs .. I...
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:33:52 -0400
  The european market used Digijet for the 2.1 engines digfant was to my understanding export only So the Upgraded European ECU thats ofen...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 09:03:34 -0500
  A cold reading from the temp sensor cam make the ECU go open loop but the temp would be near 110F. Bad reading from...
• Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:34:37 -0700
  ...The ecu supplies ground to all of them at once....holding them all open for however many milliseconds the ECU determines is correct given...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:40:21 -0500
  ...Doesn't "open loop" mean the ECU isn't >receiving a signal from the O2 sensor, and operating in its "default" >mode? Once the...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 07:12:36 EST
  When I had a similar problem a couple of years ago, it turned out to be the ECU. Apparently when the Digijet ECU fails...
• 94 Eurovan ECU
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:01:42 -0400
  ...Im trying to track the ecu for a 94 manual trans eurovan PN#023-906-024 Thanks, Tony
• FS: 022 ECU
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:24:55 EST
  I have a 022 ECU from a 88 Wolfsburg that is for sale. It was rebuilt by Darrell Boehler and has the cable installed...
• ECU swappable?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:32:57 -0400
  Are 86 and 87 ECU's the same? My 86 is off camping so I cant check the numbers. TIA Roger Van Till '89...
• Re: Why doesn't fuel shut off?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:20:57 -0400
  ...maybe the ECU is sending the signal (because the other half of the brain has cut the fuel off) for enrichment because it sees...
• Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:33:41 -0700
  Sean O'Neil said: >My mechanic says the ECU is dead in my 84 1.9L wasserboxer. Prices in my >part of the world...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:06:55 -0700
  The Triumph-Adler ECU, or the Bosch ECU? or both? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow...
• # ECU / Digifant tool connector questions
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:23:07 MST
  ...What I don't like is the need to open the ECU and soldering those 25 wires. The obvious question is: isn't the...
• Engine Wont Start! Vanagon 86, 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Thu, 27 May 2004 22:11:46 -0400
  ...The suggestions from the list included damaged ECU and/or Hall Sender. Thank you Jeff (VanagonParts), Joel Walker, Ben (VanagonCafe) ... apologies if I forgot...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:27:32 -0500
  Hi Neil, if you want to see what the voltage regulator looks like for the Megasquirt ECU, go to http://www.megamanual.com/index...
• Re: ECU question, w/ O2 disconnected
  Historical mailing list - insyncro
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:45:27 -0500
  ...ECU question > This type problem is almost always related to the O2 sensor circuit. > Does your sensor have the heat shield/deflector in place...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:50:46 -0800
  ...On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 5:25 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Typically the ECU can handle 15-16 volts without...
• Re: 84 Westy & ECU replacement confusion - help!
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 15:46:57 -0400
  Ed, same symptoms could be caused by poor connection between the ECU and the cable that plugs into it. I had this problem last...
• Left head ground
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 22:08:17 EST
  ...As I understand it this is the ground that the ECU uses for richness? I have found in the archive that if this ground...
• Re: ECU for an 85 vanagon westfalia -preferably in Canada but not important
  Historical mailing list - Neil Stuart
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:57:02 -0600
  Thanks all for your help....I have secured an ECU and with a little luck will have the ol van on the road again...
• Re: Mailing from Japan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:18:46 -0700
  ...problem is ECU for Vanagon. > > I could not find the ECU in Japan. > > If your member know any information of ECU, > > I really need...
• ECU source?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:14:50 -0600
  I have to replace the ECU (#025 906 022) in my 1987 Syncro. Does anyone have any advice as to where is the best...
• ECU numbers
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Mon, 19 May 2003 08:14:04 -0400
  What is the difference between a Digifant ECU with the part number "025 906 022 D" and "025 906 022"? What is the significance...
• are the green sticker Digifant ECU the high performance ECU'S????
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 21:56:07 -0400
  I found one at a pull-a-part and hooked it up and it seems to have a higher idle? is it in my...
• Needed: ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:19 -0500
  Looks like I need an ECU. I would love to get a loaner with option to buy, just to make absolutely sure. I'd...
• ECU compatability ?'s, need references
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:54:56 -0700
  My ECU in my 82 CA westy needs replacing. The bosch number on the current one is 071 906 021 B What others are...
• ECU for CA
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 22:15:08 -0800
  ...Apparently this effected the fuel pump relay circuitry which the ECU would complete ground. Question can this ECU be repaired by identifying the faulty...
• Re: 89' Wolfsy - Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:23:31 -0700
  ...The Ecus are sealed, and they do have to stay sealed. As I described previously, I made an small aluminum cover which is air...
• 82 Aircooled, FI not firing, STUCK!, Bently doesnt help here-can U? (& Looking for spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:08:00 -0700
  ...Had the test on #10 lit, it suggests bad ECU. I have good grounds apparently is my ECU bad??? Any other suggestions??? Please. AND...
• Re: 2.1L engine won't fire
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:33:28 -0600
  Kinda Curious here about Why You Switched these ECUs in the 1st place & Why You Did Not Immediately Switch Them Back to see if...
• Re: Got an ECU on the way
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:27:30 -0700
  ...Got an ECU on the way >I responded first to the first responder to my quest for an ECU, and > Mark Drillock had a...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:56:40 -0400
  At 01:51 PM 9/26/2008, Jim Felder wrote: >Yes, it's hooked to the ECU. In that case it's totally screwed...
• Re: Drowning 85' vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:19:24 -0500
  Have you checked to make sure all contacts on both sides of the big connector between ECU and FI cable are squeaky clean? John...
• Re: 88 van - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:25:32 -0600
  John Have you checked to see if the ECU PowerRelay in the BlackBox above the coil is FunctioningCorrectly ~ There are 2 Relays in that...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:33:46 -0600
  When disconnected, failed, removed, cut wires, whatever, the ECU goes to open loop and the engine will run rich. This is ok for a...
• Re: Looking for help with California AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:42:06 -0700
  ...And ........there is one ( white probably ) wire that goes from the igntion to the ecu. If the ecu does not 'see' the igntion pulses...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 09:05:55 -0600
  ...I had to leave my van @ the shop, but I had them write explicitly on the work order to unplug the ECU prior to...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:18:07 -0800
  Sorry, I screwed up when said that jumpering the fuel pump relay socket still requires the ECU to run the pump. It doesn't...
• ECU Power;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 16:04:44 EST
  ...Hi All, I'm not sure which ECU pin is # 14, but I'm guessing it is at one end or the other, on...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:25:07 -0400
  At 01:54 PM 9/26/2008, Jim Felder wrote: >David, > >I get nothing coming from the ECU lead with the sensor disconnected. You...
• Vanagon (Digifant ) ECU 2.1 MV
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Fri, 1 May 2009 19:05:59 -0300
  Question does this ECU have 'memory'�in it that records specific operating parameters. If so what is the method to return it to 'default...
• Re: ECU needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 11:02:32 -0800
  ...Paterson wrote: > Hey there, > Anyone out there have a good ECU to sell?? What year/version? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette...
• Re: ECU for CA
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 18:26:00 -0700
  ...Yes, an 82 california model ecu. Contact me ASAP. Bill V. "I'd Rather Be Hiking The '82 CA Westy [FreeBird] Greater Yellowstone" "Famous...
• Re: ECU/ECM
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:22:14 -0800
  ...My ECU > part > number is 023 906 023. I see an ECU on ebay with the part number 023 > 906 > 023C. How compatible is...
• Re: digifant ecu chip
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 22:50:36 -0600
  ...I hope it works out for y'all, and that nothing else is wrong with that ECU. Cliff -----Original Message----- From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:29:30 -0700
  John, If you burn another one up, suspect your ECU. The "transistorized ignition control unit" in the ECU controls both the voltage and firing...
• Re: hesitating when warm? - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 2 May 2003 08:31:27 -0700
  ...The ECU must see reasonable readings on the O2 wire at the ECU connector even if the O2 sensor is unplugged. If that wire...
• Re: temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:56:30 -0700
  Because the temp sensor (BTW this is NOT the temperature guage sending unit) tells the ECU the temperature of the motor so that the...
• Re: Hot times under the rear seat
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:44:31 -0400
  > I've heard that the ECU suffers from 'thermal stress', and > that it would live longer if cooled with a small 12 v computer...
• Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:30:52 +0000
  Does it make any sence to have the O2 sensor, ECU and any other critical sensor gounds all ground at the same point? Or...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 09:15:26 -0700
  If I were in a shop environment and someone asked me to unplug the ECU for a procedure that I do on a daily...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 2 Sep 2015 12:02:45 -1000
  ...fwiw ..I have seen a late model ecu cover under the seat severely stuck in place....like had to use a bar to pry...
• Re: Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:41:01 -0800
  ...One clue indicating that my harness & ECU may require battery voltage sent to the hall, is this note in Bentley: "... early 1993 m.y...
• Customer Love
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:37:58 -0400
  ...As we talked through the troubleshooting together, we came to the conclusion that it was either the ECU or the distributor (Hall sensor). I...
• Re: Why doesn't fuel shut off?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:19:31 -0400
  ...The only way the ECU knows if you are at close throttle or full throttle is AFM and engine speed. If you are running...