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• digifant issues ruining our trip!
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:00:51 -0700
  the wife, cat, dog, and i are headed from Oregon to Tucson. while cruising through Idaho today the engine started cutting out. acts like...
• Re: 2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 23:05:42 +0100
  ...2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon > i'm not sure if anybody has the exact science down.. but...
• Re: 86-91 2.1L Vanagon Digifant ECU
  Historical mailing list - Ross Cupples
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 15:56:54 -0500
  ...86-91 2.1L Vanagon Digifant ECU Hi all, Just wanted to give a heads up, I put a 2.1L Vanagon ECU up...
• Eurovan stats (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 10:35:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Alistair EuroVan engine options, Europe '91 or so Bauart Vierzylinder Funfzylinder Vierzylinder Funfzylinder Dieselmotor Dieselmotor Ottomotor Ottomotor Gemischauf- vierteiler- vierteiler- Digifant Digifant bereitung einspritzpumpe...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:24:49 -0500
  Boehler Digifant DigiTool. Gives direct readouts on various engine parameters while you are driving down the highway. ----------------- Clip --------------------- Always wondered what pluged into that...
• Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:32:41 -0700
  Shawn Wright wrote: <snip> Anyone know why the fuel filter is placed after the pump in the digifant system? I hate to think of...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 1 May 2005 10:14:54 -0700
  ...not an '86 or newer digifant. > >The 1.9 engines don't have the idle stabilizer valve nor the part in front >of the...
• Re: high Idle / stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:56:38 -0600
  ...Tim 90 Multivan On Mar 10, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Mark Keller wrote: > The idle stabilzation unit on the digifants is in the...
• Fw: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:11:23 -0500
  ...Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant > Date: Monday, September 15, 1997 5:56 PM > > Darrell, I agree with you 101%. > > I have double checked...
• Re: Digifant warming up
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 23 May 1998 08:31:08 -0700
  ...I >assume, something with the Digifant control unit or its sensors is wrong. >Has anybody a specific clue? > Sounds like it could be a...
• Re: Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 18:20:25 -0800
  ...FWIW I did the same 'cure' to my son's '92 8 valve 1.8 liter Golf with Digifant; after first carefully perusing the...
• Re: ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:21:17 -0800
  ...I found a note in the VW Pro Training manual ( http://members.verizon.net/blumax/protrainingdigifantvanagon.htm ) on Digifant I that says: "NOTE: The...
• Re: Engine alternative (inline four) a bit long
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:41:27 -0700
  On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@umich.edu> wrote: > Don > > i also run a 1.8 digifant II...
• Re: want to buy a fox, (no on the Fox, BUY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 01:45:19 EDT
  ...Speeking from experience, specializing in VW and Audi, that digifant fuel injection system is a simple set up, simple diagonsis and run a lot...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:15:27 EDT
  ...The Digifant (86-91) does not. Idle Stabilization at cold or hot temps on these two FI types are handled somewhat differently. The reason...
• Re: Vanagon Starts, Dies....Fix Coming Soon?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:15:52 -0500
  ...After months of frustration, one day, out of anger, I banged the ECU and it worked!!! We purchased a used Digifant and all was...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:21:14 -0400
  Bob, Get a Digifant tool from Darrell Boehler or make your own with his instructions. Then you can plug in the capacitor using a...
• Re: ECU Repair Post Needed!!
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Wed, 5 Feb 1997 21:49:14 -0700 (MST)
  ...Tim Smith tells me somebody posted a repair procedure for the digifant ecu. > If anyone has this, could you please either repost it or...
• Wanted: Unservicable AFM
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 03:30:45 -0500
  ...I have a "Research Project" under way - and I require a bad/unservicable AFM from a Digijet or Digifant FI system. Basically - I need...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 16:54:29 -0500
  Our stock Wasser Boxer engines and Digifant system do not incorporate a knock sensor that I am aware of. -Larry Mark Keller wrote: > I...
• Digitool Req. Immed.
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:46:27 -0800
  Dear Listees, I am recieving a used digifant computer for my van by mail this week. I would like to add the digitool system...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 6 May 2004 00:22:44 -0700
  ...I'm using the 1.8 Digifant head. Robert
• Re: Who wants to be the guinea pig?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:24:52 -0400
  Intake Air Temperature Sensor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digifant_Engine_Management_system On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Robert Fisher...
• Re: glad to meet you
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 22:59:02 -0800
  This sounds like the same problem that stumped me this spring when I was installing a Digifant II 2.0L just like what you...
• Re: What IS Vanagon Syndrome, exactly?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:12:32 -0700
  I have pulled a lot of the VW dealer syndrome harnesses from Jettas and Golfs with Digifant at the junkyards so certainly those cars...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:11:49 -0700
  ...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: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:05:34 -0800
  ...I thought the ECU controlled idle stablization with the digifant system on an 88 (and therefore, there was no separate idle stablizer besides the...
• I-4 ecu woes?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:34:50 +0000
  ...My engine management system is 1989 golf GL Digifant II. I have checked my wiring harness to insure that all wires go to the...
• glad to meet you
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 19:24:55 -0800
  ...Digifant ll is similar to Vanagon Digifant with the exception of an idle stabilazation control relay . Digifant ll incorporates all control functions in one...
• CAN code reader?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:03:08 -0400
  ...m nearly certain this would be useless for my '91 because the DigiFant ECU does not store trouble codes.... right? Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• need transistor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 17:21:28 -0500
  ...It is used as coil driver on digifant ecus. It has the European nomenclature " BUV37B ". I don't find it in any of my...
• o2 sensor wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:16:25 -0600
  ...I've got a 4 wire (with ground) oxygen sensor I would like to use with my digifant van. Gary
• Re: O22D ECU for sale
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:47:49 -0400
  ...On Sunday, July 27, 2003, at 09:17 PM, Herb Mooney wrote: > > BOSCH > 0 261 200 284 > Made in Germany DF 1 > Digifant I...
• Re: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:40:09 -0700
  ...swap in a later model year 1.8 8 valve that already has Digifant." it would be an 'engine conversion' sort of, but most...
• Re: Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 14:47:07 -0500
  ...Average voltage indicated by meter: .3v or so. > > - Disconnected from Harness/Digifant: > Digifant side: about .38 volts > Sensor side: camped out at close to...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 02:37:53 +0000
  ...This system is completely different than the digifant. > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro > Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler > 92-Jetta...
• Re: ^_Vanagon^_ ^_Stalls^_ Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:08:09 -0700
  ...I'm testing this with ignition off. > Pin 12 is for the injectors, pin 14 is for the digifant control relay. > Maybe one of...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 10:44:34 -0700
  ...snip huh? you can disconnect the O2 sensor on a digifant engine and it runs just fine, the "limp mode" as you put it...
• FS: ECU and Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:27:09 -0700
  ...The ECU is a TA DIGIFANT. $150 for the set, plus shipping. Please email james_adams@yahoo.com if interested. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:38:44 EDT
  ...NET writes: > If you remember the original question, was will a Digifant (I think 90 > Jetta) ISV work in a Vanagon? I still say...
• Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:08:51 -0400
  ...the record, you can see this guy used the original Vanagon digifant fuel system. He even kept the AFM in the original spot. I...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:33:29 -0400
  ...First, the Digifant series has plastic tubes which would be comparable, in heat loss, to rubber hoses. Second, even if you lost some cooling...
• Cylinder 1 location
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:19:23 -0700
  ...the cylinder locations correct in my 86 2.1L water cooled digifant Vanagon: (front of van) 3 1 4 2 (rear of van) So...
• Re: emissions inspection failure(Utah)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 21:59:41 -0400
  ...He's also concerned that there may be a problem inthe digifant > brain. > > Any other thoughts? > > Thanks...John John: My name is John and...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 07:35:59 -0400
  ...Could you tell me the difference between Digifant I and II ? Have you checked the throttle switch with an ohmmeter? Larry A. On Sun...
• Re: Digifant, barometers, and the AFM
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:45:18 -0800
  >Roger Bowman wrote: >> >> I saw the same thing when I played digifant recently. It looks like a >> little "blow-out" valve or reed valve...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:37:08 -0800
  ...https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/24166/mechanical-throttle-position-switch-tps-for-digifant?v=#tabs-add317 On 1/13/21, David Boan <dboan@outlook...
• Re: Digijet in Bosch Parlance
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 17:00:02 -0700
  ...Bosch > Fuel Injection, and while there are some references to Digifant and Digifant > II, I am trying to find out where my 1984's...
• Where is the Serial # located on the Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 20:45:57 -0400
  ...This engine used a more advanced engine management system known as Bosch "Digifant I" which now digitally managed ignition timing as well as fuel...
• Cold isles well, warm less so
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:09:21 -0700
  ...O liter ABA with a digifant topend on it. If it idles exactly at 900rpm when cold then once warm varies between 1200 to...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] The Charcoal cannister, Digifant EFI..if it leaks, what?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 11:57:12 -0700
  ...Wednesday, April 06, 2011 9:39 AM Subject: [VW gas I4 Conversions] The Charcoal cannister, Digifant EFI..if it leaks, what? I have the...
• Re: digifant ecu chip
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 22:50:36 -0600
  ...com> Date: Friday, January 08, 1999 3:27 PM Subject: Re: digifant ecu chip >-------------------- >Hi Cliff, > Digi-key had the exact part you mention...
• Diesel Stuff and Parts for conversions
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Mon, 24 May 2004 11:36:28 -0700
  ...Has a digifant II motor with a pretty dubious bottom end in it, and all the digifant engine bay stuff you'd need to...
• Re: Digifant FI System Pro Training Manual PDF
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:49:12 -0700
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 11:22 AM Subject: Digifant FI System Pro Training Manual PDF > At last!!! > > With Unca Joel's...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 May 2009 19:28:46 -0400
  ...2009 9:31 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption Dave, don't think of it as...
• vent line heating element
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 09:56:55 -0500
  ...back) to the main intake air boot, at least on my Digifant 87 2.1. This device has a small electrical connector at the...
• Re: hot chip
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:03:43 -0400
  ...Then there is this: > > > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-VANAGON-1986-1992-PERFORMANCE-CHIP-2-1L-DIGIFANT-I_W0QQitemZ250030906381QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33597QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > > Anyone have experience with...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2017 13:20:37 -0400
  So...is the ignition cutting off, or the fuel? Seems like a good place to start. Yrs, d On Wed, May 10, 2017 at...
• Re: VW Tech manuals, Must haves, and DIY maintenance & vehicle reliability
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:54:47 -0600
  ...the "Vanaton/Type II Fuel Systems ProTraining Manual (AFC, Digijet, Dijifant)" and the "Digifant I and Dijifant II ProTraining Manual." I'm running a...
• idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 21 May 1997 20:52:43 -0500
  ...BTW this is on a 2.1 l Digifant (1987). Does anyone know why the 87 is rated at 95 hp and the other...