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• Re: Mileage at altitude - responses/experiences requested
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:20:47 -0700
  ...North Americia VWs had this >plug empty, but it was used in Europe. > And I believe the Digifant II "brain" has an altitude sensor...
• Re: Throttle position switch location
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:46:39 -0500
  ...Bloss wrote: >That's Digijet, David...outdated technology. > >Hey, hey, just kidding! ;-) > >Digifant is 24.59...he's got a '90 or '91, I...
• Re: Digitool ???
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:54:29 -0500
  ...much does it cost? http://scribers.midwest.net/midwesty/vw/Vanagon/DigiFantTool/ -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender "Beverley" - 194K...
• Digifant ECU Chip source located...$260 or less...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:52:01 EDT
  After months of tracking the source for the elusive ECU chip, I have found the source. I am trying to find if they will...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:20:04 -0700
  ...From the info I have - 29 to 36 psi with pump output at 33 to 39 psi for Digifant systems (not from Bentley, from...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 8 May 2001 01:24:13 EDT
  ...The details are different for CIS, CIS-E and digifant implementations, but all are two pump systems. Use the vanagon pump to supply the...
• Re: K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory ...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:24:08 EST
  ...NET writes: > PS- This mod is for late Vanagons equipped with Digifant2. I'm not sure > if the early Digijet AFM's are the...
• 2.1 in my '84 with digijet
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 24 May 2007 22:32:24 -0300
  ...timing at 5 degrees ATDC, or do I set the timing at 5 degrees BTDC like the 2.1 digifant setup? Thanks Pascal '84Westy
• Re: Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 May 2012 18:15:27 -0700
  First of all, there are serious errors in that ECU/FP relay part of the 88/89 Bentley Digifant diagrams, with connections shown wrong...
• Re: What IS Vanagon Syndrome, exactly?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:29:54 +0000
  Don, I don't believe the Digifant I4s get Vanazgon syndrome.. But can get a very similar symptom if/when the O2 fails to...
• Re: Timing question: Digifant I system
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:44:45 -0400
  ...Digifant I system Friends, I understand that the early '90's Vanagon had a Digifant I fuel/spark system. I have that system on...
• Re: Black Box Relay question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:44:07 -0700
  ...The ProTraining Manual needs a supplement to cover a few such changes made to the Digifant setup over the years. Mark John Meeks wrote...
• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:44:44 -0400
  ...Kompressor also called blower to precharge intake air, would Digifant > recognize and adjust mixture through O2 sensor, any experiences?) > > Let's see what we...
• Re: [Syncro] Digifant II in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:43:58 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; Syncro@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Syncro] Digifant II in a Vanagon Anyone think of installing a VW Jetat/Golf Digifant II...
• Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 20:40:12 -0700
  ...Now I recall that maybe there is a fix...something to calm down the signals to the Brain? Prozac for the Digifant? A resistor...
• Re: VW Fox question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Fri, 1 May 2009 22:03:53 -0400
  93 are digifant, also depending if it is a wolfburg edition it will have a 5speed. The wagons are awesome in snow. The engine...
• Re: AFM track cleaning wisdom
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:44:33 -0700
  Karl Wolz wrote: > IIRC, you have an '85? I was told that the capacitor fix only worked on the > digifant system, so if you...
• Re: Digifant Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:44:46 -0700
  On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:31 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > What FI Manual? �Could you be a bit more...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 18:45:53 -0700
  At 02:50 PM 7/29/98 EDT, you wrote: ............added an adjustable cam gear for 4 degree retard on valve timing to shift...
• Re: taching up and down!
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:20:49 EST
  ...The Digifant engine computer is very flicky about the battery. It tends to run the engine errantically when the battery is weak or low...
• Re: need transistor sucess
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:30:11 -0500
  Hi Volks, Thanks and I am grateful to the many with ideas on where to find the digifant coil driver transistor buv37b I have...
• FS: ECU and wiring harness (CHEAP !)
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:07:53 -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: Timing adjustment procedure on Digifant system
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:42:47 -0800
  At 03:02 PM 11/20/02 -0500, you wrote: .... >My observations: Mark and Sherry are wonderful hosts - look them up if >you're...
• Re: Digifant stock timing = poor performance?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 2 May 2003 22:27:39 -0400
  Fellow vanagon types Setting the timing its done at an idle. line up the case seem with the notch on the pulley done. If...
• Volkswagen Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Manual
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 10:44:43 -0700
  Anyone have a line on this manual complete in electronic format? I have a PDF of the Digifant portion, but AFC and Digijet have...
• Manuals on CD - AFC_FI, DigiJet_FI, Digifant_FI
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:18:49 -0500
  Courtesy of Unca Joel, I have compiled these on a CD in PDF Format. These manuals are filled with really good info that can...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:39 -0800
  ...Seems to me > that the amount of volts to the Digifant ECU is controlled only by the > alternator regulator. (or is there some other...
• Digifant/Electronics Now Article
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 10:09:18 -0500
  ...He is probably the only guy I know to have tried to study the Digifant brain seriously and technically and to have gone in...
• Re: WTB Rebuildable 1.9 Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 07:15:40 -0700
  ...The 88 2.1 is a Digifant. I'm not sure the Digifant EFI stuff will fit on/work on without a NASA technician...
• FW: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:23:21 -0700
  ...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: Digifant/Electronics Now Article
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 12:38:59 EST
  Don Lancaster! I'm experiencing hobby interphase. Don Lancaster was an im- portant author in my life back when soldering irons were vital to...
• RE: Vanagon stumbling-wiring harness air-flow meter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 12:57:23 -0700
  ...seem to only applies to 86-90's vanagon with digifant injection not digijet." I have an '84 with Digijet and the problem. Mine...
• Hanging wire...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 18:19:21 EDT
  ...wire and a yellow single female connector hanging loose underneath the digifant control unit relay box (on the driver side). it goes into the...
• Re: Digifant problem update
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:33:10 -0500
  >>Sounds like it may be a cold start problem- checked the temp 2 sensor? > also it might be failing when the O2 sensor warms...
• Thanks RE: Help!! Need a Digifant ECM quick
  Historical mailing list - Eric
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 16:50:30 -0500
  Thank you to everyone who responded to my distress call for an ECU. The amount and quality of responses was great and they are...
• solved engine swap vibration
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:42:05 -0800
  ...I have a 1.8l digifant in my 82 diesel Westy. I used all the original diesel mounts, etc. I had a vibration between...
• Re: ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:39:11 -0800
  What I'd like to know is *what* settings the Digifant retains between cycles. Figuring that out would require disassembly of the EPROM, and...
• Re: [Syncro] Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - P & J Lander
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:00:15 1000
  ...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: All engines have issues...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 22 May 2010 12:13:58 -0700
  ...if it's running Digifant, parts sourcing and possibly trouble shooting are likely easier. Look for the engine code on the block. I know...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:41:51 -0700
  ...digitool - > a piece of cake! > Do I need a Digitool for my Digifant engine system? How much does one of those cost? Don Hanson
• memory loss from unplugging battery?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 17:14:30 +0000
  ...Anything else I should be concerned about? Performance stuff from the digital elephant, uh Digifant? Presumably there's stuff in ROM somewhere for just...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Replacing Engine
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 03:09:28 +0100
  ...engine compartment? If it's under > the seat, you have a Digifant 2.1, but I doubt that's the case. Just for the...
• Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 17:25:36 -0400
  Has anyone experienced ignition coil failure on a 2.1L Digifant system? I've had two on two different vehicles. Initially the engine misses...
• Rough idle,Hesitation,and Backfire
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 20:29:09 -0400
  ...Get the single-wire version for your Digifant. Bus Depot and other list vendors have splice-in versions that are much cheaper than the...
• Re: compatiable coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 23:07:38 -0500
  1988 - 1992 golf and Jetta, with digifant fuel system. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:57:12 -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: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 10 May 2017 12:48:14 -0400
  ...It's an ABA block with >> 1.8 head running Digifant II. The engine acts like it has a rev limiter at >> 3000 RPM...
• Re: 2.1L harness question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:11:16 -0500
  ...The inline4 digifant setup has a single > fuel injector connection, for instance. > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > Toronto, Ontario Canada > 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato...
• Re: How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:25:57 -0500
  ...Looking at my Vanagon Bentley, I see B+ from alternator going to the Digifant control unit relay, then off to the Digifant ECU. Seems...
• Re: ECU Lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 19:51:59 -0500
  At 04:14 PM 3/16/00 -0800, you wrote: >With Ken's tale of Digifant ECU failure, and many >others ECU failures I...
• Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 20:12:17 -0700
  ...this site as I will add pictures of my diesel to inline 4 digifant engine swap and my Carver heater installation. Bobby Folsom CA
• Re: Throttle position switch location
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 17:35:36 -0500
  ...Hey, hey, just kidding! ;-) Digifant is 24.59...he's got a '90 or '91, I thought. -Karl > 24.35 > > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage...
• ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Tue, 2 May 2000 16:56:15 -0700
  Hi! I have an '87 Syncro with Digifant ignition. Could someone please tell me if the notch on the crankshaft pulley is at TDC...
• AFM/Digifant � factory "harness fix" for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 2002 07:15:05 -0400
  Forgot to mention I had this bit of electronics for sale from parting out the '86. Plugs in-line to the AFM in seconds...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:35:44 -0800
  ...Once you understand what the ECU does, it is much easier to understand problems associated with it. "......   ....."Electronic Control Unit (or ECU) The Digifant...
• Fwd: Re: want to buy a fox, (no on the Fox, BUY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 06:37:19 EDT
  ...a digifant comp sometime, It may have changed drastically, but last time I looked, they were close, with the cis dist being about $100...
• Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:07:15 -0400
  Darrell has posted several notes to the list about his tool for troubleshooting the digifant fi system. Basically, what Darrell does is solder a...
• Ignition Timing Procedure 1986+ Vanagon 2.1L Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 19:45:09 -0800
  ...Ignition Timing Procedure 1986+ Vanagon 2.1L Digifant 1. Warm engine to normal operating temp. 2. Shut off engine. 3. Connect timing light. 4...
• Re: compression/vacuum/fuel pressure/O2 voltage
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 22:07:29 -0400
  ...http://www.loam.org/vw/ At this site there are great resources for diagnosing every bit if the Digifant fuel injection. I got more...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 15:25:47 -0400
  At 03:18 PM 7/8/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >I know what I would use on it. >won't say the name...