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• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 17:19:37 +0000
  ...Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> > Frank - > > John was asking for a DigiFANT, not DigiJET ECU. > > $395 (CND) ($341.68 USD) sounds like an...
• Re: Idle Control
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:04:24 +0000
  ...Idle Control Does your 1985 engine use Digifant or Digijet? i.e. is it a 1.9 with Digifant? On my 2.1 Digifant...
• Re: digifant ecu chip
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 19:10:32 -0500
  Budd Premack wrote: > > Darrell, > > Thanks so much for working on my digifant ecu. > > However, your reference to "...fellow listee Budd Premack, who brought a...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:21:08 -0700
  ...USA digijet Euro Digifant USA wont do you much good they are complex and non transferable to one another the digifant program is massive...
• Re: 2.1L harness question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:38:16 -0500
  ...I am adapting a vanagon digifant harness to work with an inline 4 motor and not everything lines up. The inline4 digifant setup has...
• Re: Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:18:02 -0600
  ...of my Bentley I keep seeing two different systems, Digijet and Digifant, what is the physical difference and can either system be on either...
• Re: Plugs...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 12 May 1998 17:02:42 -0700
  ...triple electrode plugs that you can use in a 2.1 digifant vanagon motor. >You know the one's that Bosch makes. > >Thanks, > >Joe >
• Digifant "22D" ECU upgrade chip purchase planned for Monday the 28th...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:18:33 EDT
  To any one still wanting to get in, if your money is here by Saturday the 26th you can get in on the purchase...
• 2.1L distributor- 205M/205AC
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 18:54:34 EDT
  ...Are these interchangeable on a 1987 Digifant 2.1L motor? Sidney in New Orleans.
• Re: ECU High Idle
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:16:44 -0800
  Hi guys, yet another observation, the Bently isn't specific on what year VW changed from Digjet to Digifant, it seems to be 1985...
• Re: digifant
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:03:38 -0400
  ...The >>>cost should be less than $50 and I feel it will go a long way helping us >>>analyze our engine electronics and digifants...
• Re: Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:37:57 -0700
  ...I'm keeping my digifant, it's simple and native to both the 84 vanagon and the vw inlines. Parts and information are common...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:21:45 -0700
  ...digifant injection > Another post got me curious, and I read a bit about how Digifant works. > From what I read it seems that all...
• Re: I-4 conversion general info
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:24:38 -0700
  ...If you stick with a stock inline cross-flow motor (92 and older?) and start with a decent digifant Vanagon, you could probably do...
• Isolating an idle problem?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:43:00 -0800
  I've been seeing an intermittent low idle-sometime no idle with my Digifant 84 van 92 rabbit/fox/Jetta ecu, etc. This condition...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:36:35 -0800
  ...http://playground.arduino.cc//Main/InterfacingWithHardware#Magnetic_Hall My Digifant pro manual shows that the IS unit uses input from the distributor hall. My...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:36:19 +0200
  ...a > 3 wire ISV like the Golf/Jetta Digifant fuel system? > The only Vanagon Digifant fuel system I've ever > seen has a 2...
• Re: digitool
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:32:35 -0700
  ...a digifant digitool, and my mechanic says that the digitool along with the wiring digijet diagram, he can hook up the digifant diditool to...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:14:55 -0800
  ...quite sure witch parts you are referring to, > >but my '88 Digifant has an idle stabilizer valve, and idle stabilizer control > >unit. > >The control...
• Re: more trouble with Billy
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:13:27 -0500
  Warren one of the nice things about the digifant system is that basically the only tool you need to diagnose the system is a...
• Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:27:58 -0600
  ...Thanks Darrell! Just to show my appreciation of my Digifant tool I've made it it's very own section on my page, see...
• Re: Replacing a 2.1 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:57:40 -0400
  ...for a 2.1l Digifant system? You gotta make a decision on which way to go, DigiJet or DigiFant. There are a lot of...
• Digifant Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 16:07:24 -0500
  Does anyone out there have the part number for the idle stabilizer control unit. This is the one located behind the passenger side rear...
• lost message
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 14:34:47 -0800
  Thanks to the two folks who replied to my query on the flooding digifant. I received Kit Carter's message but while setting up...
• 86 digifant running rich solved (definitively)
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 10:28:41 +0200
  Fueled again last night (after little more than 100 mi) and got about 20 mpg again. Still don't know who recommended to increase...
• Sell me your 022D ?
  Historical mailing list - Clark, Patrick
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 08:14:28 -0800
  ...they're willing to part with-- I am looking for a Digifant 022D ECU (in excellent working condition) for my upgrade project. P-mail...
• Re: Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:33:53 -0400
  ...At that time there weren't any stories of people giving up and going back to Digifant, though. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:27:14 -0700
  ...Keep the digijet wiring and put the digifant intake. Did you use the 2.1 Tbody, too? I'm trying to think about what...
• Re: Fuel pressure tester
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:52:39 -0500
  >What's the best source for an inexpensive fuel pressure tester that >will work with the digifant system? A hardware store :-) I use a...
• Re: Question about a VW FOX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 5 May 2007 22:27:06 -0700
  ...Has a > digifant 2 ignition system. Not too bad a ping, > but enough to want it fixed.Maybe a bit better > gas mileage.The...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 30 May 2010 11:57:02 -0400
  ...Digifant timing/tuning help needed >> >> Hi Volks, >> >> My 1.9L digifant engine has been sluggish ever since I put it into the >> bus back...
• Re: Vanagon Acceleration Times
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 22:22:31 -0700
  ...By way of > reminder, My Westfalia is an 1982 former diesel, running a 1.8L 8V Digifant > II engine from a 1990 GTi with...
• Re: tune up question (just curious)
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 19:49:16 +0000
  ...Basic timing doesn't change with a Digifant system. You know how it changes? The "'experts" at Precision tune feel compeld to turn the...
• Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:05:27 -0500
  ...gowesty-engine-management-system?v= > Ultra-pricey but probably a great idea for people with good waterboxers whose Digifant electronics are going bad. Jim
• Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 12:59:50 -0400
  I have some confusion regarding the timing notches on the flywheel: -------------^---------F -----u-----------------R When setting the timing (Temp Sender II disconnected, revs at...
• Re: Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:38:29 -0800
  Is this right? The Digifant FI system fires all injectors at the same time? vwvanman@MAILEXCITE.COM wrote: > Since all the injectors fire at...
• van dies ands idles rough
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 20:27:35 -0500
  my van idles rough and dies, when restarted it misses on time, then starts and runs rough again, it is a digifant II, system...
• Replacement Intake Runner needed 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 08:18:59 -0500
  Hello, all. Since I spent the better part of the weekend trying to drill out my snapped bolt in the left intake runner, I...
• Re: Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:28:09 -0400
  ...But now I read what David wrote and he said the the >digifant engines the ECU controls the timing (i.e. the exact moment...
• Re: Digifant help!!! - NEW CPU?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:57:14 +0200
  ...Costs about DM 1000.- Helmut All mechanical managed '80 Camper >Okay now lets make a new computer for the digifant. Can I just interface...
• Re: 90 V'gon bad gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:24:16 -0400
  ...Mine's getting flaky again according to the Digifant tool <http://scribers.midwest.net/midwesty/vw/Vanagon/DigiFantTool/> even though I changed it less...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Harness
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:45:14 GMT
  ...The VW bulletin clearly states Digifant >only. What gives? > Jay > '85 Westy >w/digijet ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:44:27 -0500
  ...I think you need a throttle position sensor, but the Megasquirt would wire right up to Digifant injectors. He had a laptop that he...
• Re: 87 Westy Stuttering?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 01:34:05 EDT
  ...All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines CONDITION After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant speed, vehicle experiences lack of power...
• Re: Upgrading an '85 Westy to '86 Spec?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:25:49 -0800
  ...Now I understand the '86 got bigger brakes, a better suspension, and ofcourse the 2.1L, digifant, and improved cooling system. Since I plan...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 17:33:16 -0500
  > > connects to track 33 (Digifant Control Relay) changes its size/guage at P1 > -- anyone know what P1 is? Is that the post in the...
• Re: GoWesty WBX Management System
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 15 May 2017 06:59:31 -0400
  what are the advantages over digifant? I've never thought of it as so problematic that it needs to be completely replaced???? So this...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 06:39:44 -0700
  Vanagon Syndrome occurs DURING a sustained highway run, not after one while idling. Mark > > Your description of how the running problem occurs is exactly...
• ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jfhammontr
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 13:38:42 EST
  ...The Bosch # for the digifant computer that I have is 0 25 906 022. l have found an 88 Westy in a salvage yard...
• Re: flooding digifant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:33:18 -0800
  Earl, This may sound like a long shot but, check the big the big ground straps form engine and tranny to chassis. I have...
• Re: Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:59:06 -0500
  http://scribers.midwest.net/midwesty/vw/Vanagon/DigiFantTool/ > I keep hearing about the DIGITOOL. Hoping someone on the list might > enlighten me. Karl and...
• Re: 022D Digifant Upgrade Chip Performance Report...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:25:04 -0700
  Robert Lilley wrote: >shifting gears at @3400 rams down from @4000 rams in traffic. > not baaaaaaad! Driving in sheep country? Ewe should ask Andrew...
• Fwd: [vanagon] Air-cooled - feels like towing an elephant
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:36:36 EDT
  Hi, If you find the problem, please post it! I have the same symptoms on an 88 US-model (2.1L, watercooled Digifant), except...
• Re: 88 digifant O2 readings off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 08:02:01 -0400
  Matt, being that you're actually monitoring your O2 sensor readings, I find this little O2 sensor gauge very helpful (http://my.tbaytel.net...
• Re: inline VW swap into Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:22:20 -0400
  Don, That 92 Golf Digifant should have 10:1 CR as well and a knock sensor screwed to the block by the waterhose from...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:15:06 -0700
  As per the Digifant wiring diagram that I emailed the list, the Digifant computer ground pin number 85 on the fuel pump relay. Pin...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:12:56 -0400
  ...No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant.. > My van has an inline four VW motor..Digifant II injection, lots of the > same...
• Digifant troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:34:05 -0400
  Gary Stearns wrote I need some basics on the operation of the digifant system. I too have had problems with the lumpy idle, stalling...
• diagnostic help? running rich(?)...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:31:58 -0600
  ...Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] Continuing to diagnose rich rough > running Digifant ....from yesterday > To: "Vanagons and VW Buses (Bays) with VW inline gas...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 04:47:11 +0000
  ...8V Digifant has a two prong connection. AS for the drugs.... better get some good ones ;) Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.367.5503 www...