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  • Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:02:58 -0700
    You mean like the 83.5-85 Vanagon 1.9 Digijet injection grounding is done. I wonder why they changed it for the next...
  • Re: 85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please
    Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
    Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:43:13 -0700
    ...85 Digijet throttle switches -- information please > >Hey, I was trying to figure out why my Vanagon has suddenly decided to >start idling at approximately...
  • Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:12:24 -0400
    ...As > soon as rpm drops back down to 1200 rpm, the injectors fire again > With Digijet I believe the cutoff is at 1500 rpm...
  • Re: Digitool
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:53:47 -0400
    ...lights). Much smaller and nicer than what's on the website... Digijet version comes with a longer cable. Highly recommended... david David Beierl - Providence...
  • Sudden drop in milage
    Historical mailing list - gcarcher
    Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:15:54 -0700
    ...muffler/tail piece and readjusting the idle / timing., My 83.5 digijet Wasserboxer runs better than ever, EXCEPT for a reduction in MPG (From...
  • digitool
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:14:11 -0500
    ...Several digijet people wanted tools so with the help of Jim Maginal and his van we adapted and tested the digijet version. The led...
  • Re: Digijet Timing Marks
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Tue, 1 May 2001 10:38:46 -0400
    ...Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont cc: vanagon@vanagon.com Subject: Re: Digijet Timing Marks Ok, I went through this exact same thing. First it...
  • Re: Timing Help
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:04:30 -0400
    ...Leaving the vacuum hoses connected is consistent with the method for Digijet (1.9l). As a rule the stickers actually on the vehicle ought...
  • Re: VW Vanagon ProTraining Fuel systems Type 2 Book on Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 27 May 2000 12:31:28 -0500
    ...Low reserve! This is the Dealer only book, 134pgs, covers AFI, digijet > and digifant in detail. Very good condition. It is a neat diagnostic...
  • Re: Instrument Cluster w/ Tach
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 12 Oct 2000 00:25:38 -0400
    > Today I came into an instrument cluster from an '85 digijet Vanagon > with a tach. After seeing the rediculous prices that these are > bringing...
  • Re: FS: ECU and AFM for 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:09:42 -0400
    ...ECU and AFM for 2.1L It seems to me that I've read that a 2.1 Digijet can be/is a good...
  • Digijet O2 Sensor Wiring Issue
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Sat, 12 Mar 2005 12:33:33 -0600
    '85, 1.9l Digijet, Automatic. While trying to get Roland ready for the state emissions check I replaced the O2 sensor. I tried setting...
  • Re: Visual Difference(s) between 1.9L & 2.1L Distributors?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 5 Jun 2016 01:46:48 -0400
    ...The 2.1 Digijet is fixed as the timing advance is controlled in the ECU. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
  • Re: Looking for a good used Air flow meter 1.9
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:17:33 -0400
    That should be digijet. I'm not sure if those meters are the same as the 2.1 digifants. If they do interchange, then...
  • Idle Stabilizer and related stuff P/N
    Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 10:38:34 +0700
    ...Engine type DJ w/o catalyst converter and oxygen analyzer installed ECU Digijet - P/N 025 906 021 F Idle stabilizer - P/N 251...
  • Re: CO adjustment
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 7 Jul 2003 07:57:43 -0400
    ...Especially the idle position sensor. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > On a fairly new rebuilt 1.9 '84 digijet, installed a > rebuilt AFM. Now about 10...
  • flooding tip
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
    Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:43:12 -0500
    ...This works for 83.5 to 85 model years with the digijet FI. They seem to be much more prone to this problem than...
  • Re: hesitation
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:30:49 -0400
    ...Is your idle stabilizer working correctly? You can check it pretty easily on our 1.9l engines with Digijet by putting on a timing...
  • souping up the 1.9L or 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:08:42 -0600
    ...2) Does the digijet limit the power, or is the Digijet the desirable FI system 3) should I upgrade to 2.1L heads or...
  • Re: digifant injection
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:20:55 -0300
    ...4 of the injection cycles are not "wasted" >fuel?? Digifant and Digijet both, as well as L-Jetronic which the Digis are related to...
  • Re: Darrell Boehler's Website Address
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:33:34 -0500
    ...I'm going to start putting together > a Digijet Digitool and it's time to jump in with both feet... > > Thanks in advance, > Mark...
  • Re: fuel pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 20 Jan 2001 07:52:46 -0800
    ...also work for any fuel rail FI system that VW has > (Digijet, Digifant I + II and Motronic). > > These gauges go to 11BAR (160PSI) and...
  • Re: Behr AC manual
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:18:04 -0700
    ...I also have the Digifant and Digijet Training factory manuals in PDF form. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Raimund Feussner...
  • Re: GoWesty 2.4 L Engine
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:59:29 -0400
    ...Eastern Daylight Time, > greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA writes: > > Mixing and matching > components is not plug-and-play going between digifant and digijet. > > > > > hey Greg It...
  • Re: digijet engine swap?
    Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
    Mon, 8 Dec 1997 17:57:54 EST
    ...PS Your mechanic is blowing smoke about the digijet swap being harder. I can't see how it would be since you don't...
  • Re: Digitool reading and t-shooting (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:24:46 -0600
    ...for those of you with a digijet these are different pins on your digijet ecu, so please don't connect pin 13 and 19...
  • Re: Vanagon Syndrome in Digijet?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:45:00 -0400
    It sounds like you have something other than Vanagon Syndrome, but to answer your question, YES ... 1.9s can suffer from Vanagon Syndrome, too...
  • Re: The idle speed controller is not in the ECU on the 2.1. It is a separate controller located in front of the passenger side tail light. It can be easily integrated into a 1.9 to eliminate that almost useless
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 7 May 2010 09:50:48 -0700
    ...It's not that the 1.9 Digijet system is particularly weak or funky. It's lower tech than the 2.1 .., yes. but...
  • Re: On being well grounded
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Sun, 10 Jun 2001 01:19:03 -0500
    ...Darrell Boheler who has done a lot of work with the ECUs also recommended adding a ground to the Digijet ECU case. The digijet...
  • Dyno testing and timing changes was Re: 85 1.9L timing mark - once and for all
    Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
    Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:06:00 -0500
    ...let me recap I have installed a 2.1 big valve engine in my 84 camper I kept the digijet fuel injection system and...
  • Re: Headlight Alarm
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:04:55 -0700
    ...http://www.shoebox-electronix.com/id53.html > > Jim makes headlight alarms and DigiJet and DigiFant ECU monitor kits. > > The alarm looks to be just...
  • Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
    Historical mailing list - Dave C
    Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:45:08 -0500
    You are on the right track. Get those idle and CO settings dialed in and it will prolly disapear. Make small adjustments and note...
  • Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
    Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
    Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:25:29 -0600
    ...Howard . > The digijet system has only one wire connecting the o2 > sensor... > > --- Open Wheel Racing <openwhel@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > > Please explain this connection? > > > > >I...
  • Re: Turning kills engine--??
    Historical mailing list - ---------------------
    Fri, 11 May 2007 13:25:28 -0400
    ...The Digijet fuel system has no way of adjusting the idle. When this is required VW used a throattle bypass valve. You will see...
  • Re: LINUX will double gerry's speed
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 18 Feb 1999 01:20:12 +0100
    ...There is a German company http://www.ah-tuning.de that has developed a chip for the 112 hp DJ digijet engine, that will...
  • Re: testing 84 ECU into 85?
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:48:43 -0500
    ...There are 2 styles of digijet ecus some with plastic covers (late 85) and some with metal covers 83.5, 84 and some 85...
  • Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 16 Jan 2000 06:41:10 +0100
    ...http://www.students.tut.fi/~hezekiel/bosch.htm While I know neither the Digijet or Digifant is any similar to the K-jetronic, this...
  • Re: Octane
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:46:13 -0400
    Not the Digijet or Digifant systems -- no knock sensor. d At 04:14 PM 6/14/2001, Jennifer wrote: >Feed your car the wrong...
  • Re: Vanagon AC Service Manual
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:48:49 -0700
    ...the the Digifant FI Service Training Manual? Also, same goes for Digijet > FI? > > I'm looking if there is. Maybe they could be PDF...
  • Re: Distributor p/n #?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 2 May 2007 14:44:18 -0400
    ...Mike Geza Polony wrote: > Hello folks, > > Does anyone know if the distributors for '85 1.9 Digijets will work on > '83-'84 models? There...
  • Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report B.Bobs Response
    Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
    Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:53:26 -0400
    ...In one test the engine gained over 25 percent in power just by going from the USA digijet ECU to the European digijet ECU...
  • Re: 84/85 fuel injection
    Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
    Sun, 10 May 1998 14:19:08 -0400
    ...ECU and throttle body are the same on the 84-85 >digijet engine. > The throttle body is different only in the throttle sensor switches...
  • Re: fi / Vanagon 5 Speed Trannies. RPM in 5th gear question.
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Mon, 23 Nov 1998 07:54:50 -0600
    ...This is true for the digifant, digijet and L_Jetronic. They are not sequentially fired. Darrell -----Original Message----- From: Todd Last <rubatoguy@WORLDNET.ATT...
  • Digijet Aux Air Valve
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Fri, 27 Oct 2000 06:41:26 CDT
    Hi, In looking at the Bentley it looks as though the Aux Air Valve is controlled by a Metallic Switch that either opens or...
  • ECU firmware location
    Historical mailing list - tinker man
    Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:39:41 +0300
    ...anybody know if the firmware for our ECU's (Digifant or Digijet) resides completely on the 2732 EPROM or is part of it contained...
  • Re: Generic ignition coil on 1.9?
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 19 Nov 2016 17:46:21 -0700
    ...actually see that somewhere- I can't seem to find it in either the Digijet > or Digifant section... > > Thanks > > Dave > 85 GL 1.9er
  • Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:00:32 -0400
    ...1 fuel injection system ? > or does it still use 1.9 Digijet into which a 2.1 long block has been > installed ? > > two different...
  • AFM adjustment - flap, slider, spring wheel voodoo question
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:47 -0400
    I've been trying to follow this procedure outlined in a Samba post on my '89 Digijet DJ-code WBX with an O2 sensor...
  • ECU and 85 Vanagon??
    Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
    Wed, 16 Aug 2000 17:47:33 -0400
    ...and up vehicles? Is the ECU even related to the Digifant/Digijet? Yep, I know the gearheads of the group probably think this is...
  • Some help with erratic idle
    Historical mailing list - Javier
    Mon, 2 Apr 2001 23:22:21 -0000
    ...After starting the 85 Vanagon GL, Digijet, Manual Tranny in the morning, the idle is errant for about 3 minutes, after this it stays...
  • Need help to determine type of Hall control unit
    Historical mailing list - George Averill
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:52:59 -0400
    ...84 Vanagon Digijet. George
  • Digijet Idle problem
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:11:32 -0400
    I have an 83.5 1.9l digijet Vanagon that I am having a problem with the idle. First of all I never heard...
  • Re: Help! stinky exhaust
    Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
    Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:23:05 -0500
    ...While stopped at red lights, the fumes are >bad. > >To correct other problems, I have replaced the digijet, plugs, wires, >rotor, cap. > >My mechanic...
  • Re: 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 18:48:19 -0800
    ...It is a non catalytic converter motor using the DIgijet FI with 10.5 to 1 CR. The engine code is given as DJ...
  • Digijet ECU Testing Sought
    Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
    Wed, 7 Jun 2000 12:32:51 -0400
    Thanks to all who wrote suggestions, ideas and advice concerning braindeath of 1.9 ECU. All were helpful in one way or another. Have...
  • Re: protraining manual
    Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
    Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:26:39 -0300
    ...Does anyone know if the Digifant tool works for Digijet engines? JGS ----- Original Message ----- From: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
  • Parts for sale
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:47:17 EST
    ...Front header pipe '84, orig VW, good condition: $30 Rear header pipe '84, orig VW, good condition: $30 Digijet ECU ('84) $50 Digfant ECU...
  • Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:19:08 -0400
    ...Be careful on digifont versus digijet. Put a fuel filter BEFORE the fuel filter. Use synthetic oil and correct-vanagon oil filter. Set up...
  • Re: Procedure for checking computer Temp sending unit
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Sat, 7 Sep 2002 13:51:15 -0400
    ...is. > > 84 Vanagon Digijet. > > George > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your...
  • Re: Digifant stock timing = poor performance?
    Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
    Wed, 7 May 2003 11:23:19 -0400
    ...Should the timing be rock solid at idle? I have an '84 Automatic (Digijet). I'm trying to work out a slightly rough idle...