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• Continuing to diagnose rich rough running Digifant ....from yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:59:03 -0700
  This is an inline VW motor but running all the electronics, same as and probably directly from, a Digifant Vanagon...started with an 84...
• Re: Engine Bay Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:07:18 -0500
  There is a connection from the starter solenoid into the ECU circuit. Goes to terminal 23 on the ECU, a contact on the Digifant...
• Re: sputtering on start up..?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:04:09 -0400
  ...supposedly some people have had ecu's fail on digifant II but i have never seen one go bad. temp II and O2 are...
• Re:No Spark in digifant
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McCaig
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 19:18:40 -0300
  ...Whew no ECU purchase needed. Thanks for all the help i find the list just the crutch i need to keep this wonderful machine...
• Re: alternator to ignition coil???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:08:58 -0600
  ...alternator to ignition coil??? > > Hi, > > Ive been having intermittent starting problems on my > 87 digifant. today it died again at work and i didnt...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:23:36 -0400
  ...Unfortunately you can't adjust dwell on factory ECU's. Or you have a bad coil or the wrong one for your application. They...
• Re: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:53:40 -0700
  Yes,the ECU switches on a ground for the fuel pump relay whenever it thinks the pump should run. The ECU also switches on...
• Re: 88 digifant O2 readings off
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 16:47:15 -0400
  ...The ECU notices and shifts into closed-loop mode > wherein any time the line is over 500 mv it starts driving the > mixture lean...
• Re: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:03:39 -0800
  ...I you have a Digifant ECU that has been converted for the Digitool you can plug this in and see what the Digitool says...
• Re: Mystery Electrical Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:58:32 -0400
  ...1.9L WB w/digifant (1987) (note: tests performed per VW factory manual, page 28.39 for coil test, page 28.43 for hall...
• Re: Found motor for Swap,(reply, 2.0,supercharged)
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 6 May 1998 03:17:36 EDT
  ...If you don't want to go with this route, stick a 2.0 liter Golf Jetta digifant motor, ECU, and wire harness, install...
• Re: Digitool saves the day
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 08:31:59 -0800
  ...ignition > module digijet and by the distributor ecu on vanagon digifant. > Fi led indicates the ecu is pulsing the injector. > ...... > You mention the digitool...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:24:22 -0700
  Gimee a " W " ! ;^) Neil. On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I know what I...
• Re: runs rough in rain
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:39:27 -0800
  ...of water spashing in there. > > I thought the ECU controlled idle stablization with the digifant > system on an 88 (and therefore, there was no...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:43:06 -0400
  ...design, but does > > > anybody know if the firmware for our ECU's (Digifant or Digijet) > > > resides completely on the 2732 EPROM or is part...
• Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 01:01:57 -0400
  ...weird combination of the US Digijet and Digifant models - It has a Digijet ECU, whereas the ECU is responsible only for fuel injection (while...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:05:04 -0800
  ...Wherever that test for ECU pin 12 to FP relay pin 87 came from, it is wrong to say Zero ohms expected. The actual...
• Re: Looking for some Vanagon wiring harness parts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:52:41 -0400
  ...I am looking for some parts of the digifant wiring harness. We > > need the ECU plugs and also the plug for the large idle...
• Hot Engines for Swapping!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:35:32 EST
  ...motor with Digifant head. Comes with ignition system (distributor, cap, rotor, wires, etc) and fuel injection setup. No wiring harness or ECU. $1995 The...
• Digifant Idle & brief power loss
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 17:57:34 EDT
  ...I have a spare ECU, and thought I'd plug it in and see what happens. Will a Digitool save the day, and make...
• Miscelanios Whatnot
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:14:57 -0600
  Hey All, Have some more stuff I would like to pass on to a needy Vanagonite--- (1) Digifant ECU in fine working order (1...
• Re: A New Perspective on Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 15:39:38 -0800
  ...ECU is designed to use that > value, but it gets messy when you try to apply it to an ECU like the > Digifant, which...
• Re: new O2 installed - engine dies
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 17:20:50 -0500
  ----------------------- Hi Michael , Let me explain by giving you some meter readings from my 86 digifant / oxygen sensor and maybe you can discern where your...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 14:01:37 -0800
  ...Along with my comment above, the ECU controls the fuel pump relay >> so you'd see battery voltage at fuel pump relay 87 once...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 13:25:15 -0700
  ...So when one pops open their ECU, they aren't just looking for failing solder joints due to time, use and heat (normal wear...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:53:47 -0700
  ...1.) fuel system? Digifant, right? Go scare up an '86 or later Vanagon and take it all? ECU, AFM, injectors, distributor and? Or do...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:18:06 -0700
  ...it might be a D suffix ECU but don't see that in the PN on ECU case. > > I don't recall seeing components...
• Re: What IS Vanagon Syndrome, exactly?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:14:32 -0700
  ...I never have experienced it with either an I4 digifant in my vanagon (totally non stock air intake before afm) or in my wbx...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:52:33 -0700
  ...86 digifant running rich Glad if I can provide anything of use -- You wrote: "I always would like to know how to check and...
• Re: Performance Chip; Where does it go?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:25:18 -0700
  ...This helps the ECU dissipate heat (which according to Darrel Bohler is a leading cause of failure in Digifant ECU's) The rest is...
• Re: glad to meet you
  Historical mailing list - Joe Volpe
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:15:59 -0500
  ...Digifant with the exception of an idle stabilazation control relay . > >Digifant ll incorporates all control functions in one box. > > >The components : are ECU, Cool...
• Re: Continued Bucking - Digifant readings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 17:20:53 -0500
  ...Bad ground somewhere, or possibly bad supply voltage to ECU. That voltage is what the ECU is seeing, not what the battery is delivering...
• Digifant II problems in my 86 Syncro - HELP
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:18:37 -0800
  For the last few weeks, I have been trying to get the Digifant II motor running in my 1986 Syncro Westfalia (inline four cylinder...
• Group Buy Announcement for Upgrade Digifant ECU Chips
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:27:16 -0700
  Hello List, Hopefully in a few days I will place an order for either one Digifant ECU upgrade Chip or ten, maximum available is...
• Thanks for the help and a few parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Noel Cookson
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:42:12 -0500
  ...All parts are from a '88 Vanagon GL Digifant ECU $75 plus shipping AFU $30 plus shipping Headers (good and solid, no rust) plus...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:24:08 -0400
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning > ignition switch on? > > No > > http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon/VanagonProTraining/DigiFant/ > (page...
• Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:19:35 -0600
  ...the Digifant unit. Bentley section 24.61 Electrical testing, ignition and injection system Test 1---terminals 13 and 14, 14 and 19----ECU voltage...
• Digifant problem update
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 17:09:00 -0400
  ...This thing is really killing me!! Everything has been changed yet the problem persists......ECU? Wiring harness? ____ /____\ Adam P (0\_|_/0) 81 Westy "The...
• re. curious item on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:07:13 -0600
  ...The digifant ECU still supplies spark however. You can change between fuels while you are driving with a switch on the dash, there are...
• Re: WANTED: Pictures of Syncro engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:46:27 -0600
  ...The DJ wiring harness is in two > >> pieces, > >> one main ECU and a secondary ECU which controlls O2, and other > functions. > >> They both sit...
• Re: 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:59:50 -0700
  ...B+ --> Digifant relay --> FI's If meter probes on FI positive and frame, current measured may Digifant relay load (coil) and/or wire resistance...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 22:09:39 -0400
  ...I have the Digifant Pro Training manual on my phone. That's logic. I like Scotts' idle control unit idea . Pro Training has s...
• Re: Digifant FI System Pro Training Manual PDF
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:21:28 -0400
  ...Even has a drawing of the fuel map that > the ECU uses for it's operation. > > Any ideas where to give this thing a...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:50:54 -0600
  ...I do have a question concerning the continuity >> test for: >> Terminal #12 at the ECU end of the harness and terminal #87 at the...
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 23 May 1998 14:14:05 -0500
  ...Maybe the solution here is to install a digifant ecu that uses use a knock sensor. My son near SLO on the left coast...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:05:20 -0800
  ...My guess is that they would've had to re program the ECU to work with the design of their system. In doing that...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:02:23 -0700
  ...Is an older ISV from other VW (mk II 1.8 Digifant?) rated for same voltage and current draw range? If so, if needed...
• Re: Digifant de-evolution?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:13:08 -0400
  ...Which suggests that the ISV is screwing up the works (and the ECU is trying to compensate when it goes into closed-loop mode...
• Re: Isolating an idle problem?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:35:55 -0600
  ...intermittent low idle-sometime no idle with my Digifant > 84 van 92 rabbit/fox/Jetta ecu, etc. This condition is occasional, when > not happening...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:56:30 -0700
  ...Questions: > > 1.) fuel system? Digifant, right? Go scare up an '86 or later Vanagon > and take it all? ECU, AFM, injectors, distributor and? Or...
• Re: What component causes the fuel pump to come on for a second or two when I turn on the ignition to the first position (no cranking)?
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:40:11 -0700
  ...This relay powers up the ECU with power from the red wire > path I mentioned above. The ECU then turns on the fuel pump...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Are_all_2.1_engines_digifant=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Sun, 4 May 2014 17:16:53 -0400
  ...Are all 2.1 engines digifant? At 01:51 PM 5/4/2014, Mike Holm Toronto wrote: >Cool. I'm still working out the...
• Re: The end of the road (86 westy runnin' rich) - LONG STORY
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 06:23:17 -0400
  ...I was > elated! > > It was the damn ECU terminal 19 ground not doing its job to provide proper > oxygen sensor readings to the ECU...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 09:55:54 -0500
  ...We gained about 15 HP just by swapping digifant II injectors to something more modern with a better spray pattern. Modern injectors atomize fuel...
• Digifant de-evolution?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:32:16 -0400
  ...I want to use the ECU for what it was made for, but it just isn't doing me any good right now. Here...
• Re: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:27:19 -0400
  ...You may want to talk to Bob Donalds at Boston Engine about getting the Euro-Digijet ECU. Mucho boost in power. I just put...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:08:09 -0800
  ...On 11/14/13, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > Vanagon Digifant is not alone in using an ICU as a separate module to...
• Re: Who is Mike Miller???......
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 11:54:03 -0700
  ...uninitiated???? I thought >> I'd gotten >> comfortable with the list jargon --- ECU, Digifant, Digijet, Digiwife >> ---- and >> now I am bemused by this new term...
• Re: Megasquirt FI Control and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:25:34 -0500
  ...One down side to using it on Digifant is that you must leave the >ECU connected, except for the injectors and OXS, for the...
• Re: Random wire... Ugh.
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:23:05 -0700
  ...You can see it on Bentley page > 97.123 where it connects to the Digifant ECU pin 20 and to a dash > MAL-IND...