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  • Re: 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
    Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
    Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:03:41 -0800
    ...1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?) > As long as you have that AFM apart why not do the AFM upgrade with that $1 > capacitor...
  • Re: Digijet FI PDF
    Historical mailing list - Doug
    Tue, 5 Jul 2005 19:35:34 -0400
    Volks, If someone wants or needs an actual hardcopy (spiral-bound original), let me know, as I have a couple here I could be...
  • Re: runs rough in rain
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:05:34 -0800
    ...Is the above for an 86-91 with the digifant system or pre 86 with the digijet (which I remember had a separate idle...
  • Re: Capacitor fix - what year?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 22 Feb 2000 23:26:12 -0500
    ...a recall? I think so) applies only to Digifant, but the Digijet seem to suffer as well. I don't know about the air...
  • Re: [RE: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
    Historical mailing list - d t
    Sat, 4 Nov 2000 20:20:45 MST
    ...No catalytic convertor on my DigiJet system, but good tip. Cheers, T-man ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress...
  • Engine runs no differently with idle stablizer removed...
    Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
    Mon, 15 Jul 2002 01:17:52 -0700
    ...i know without data from the sensor the computer (digijet) reverts to default values. and yes, i have already replaced the temp II sensor...
  • =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Are_all_2.1_engines_digifant=3F?=
    Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
    Mon, 5 May 2014 06:00:03 -0400
    ...But.....I've read of 2.1 engines installed in Digijet Vanagons. The ownerkeeps the Digijet system adapting it to the 2.1 This...
  • Re: 85 Digijet help request
    Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
    Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:25:53 EST
    ...listees on this would be appreciated TIA > >My 85 Westy with Digijet has the following problem; After driving at >60-65 for >awhile and...
  • Re: Looking for a good used Air flow meter 1.9
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:00:57 -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...
  • Re: AFM
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:38:14 -0700
    ...AFM > the vw service diagnosis book i have says this about the Digijet > (83-85 watercooled) air flow sensor: > > connections at > air flow sensor...
  • Re: Syncro: What is the oil breather heater for?
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 11 May 2000 02:14:17 +0200
    ...On the other hand, my Syncro has Digijet injection, opposed to the Digifant in your Syncro. PerL 87 Syncro 112i John-Reed Maffeo wrote...
  • Re: ECU firmware location
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:52:42 -0700
    ...the wiring is completely different, and the coil > is driven my the Digifant ECU while in Digijets there was a seperate > coil driver. > > TM
  • Re: idle fuel calculations
    Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
    Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:05:19 -0800
    Hey Dennis and everyone, Perhaps I'm confusing DigiJet and L-Jet. I know the TPS on L-Jet cuts the O2 sensor at...
  • Re: Vanagon trivia - name THAT part!
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:58:28 -0700
    ...Sensor Control Unit by HJS worked along the side of a Digijet > ECU > and enabled these motors to use those emission controls. Other DJ...
  • Re: Injector Color Codes, Yellow for 2.1
    Historical mailing list - David Gunning
    Sat, 20 May 2006 09:33:56 -0400
    ...Digijet/vanagonDigijetP56.pdf > > Blue injectors are for AFC systems (air cooled vanagon and late buses with > FI) > Yellow (gold?) injectors are for Digijet/Digifant...
  • Re: Spare ECU
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:32:18 -0800
    ...A few years back, by Digijet 1.9 ECU took a dump in the Texas Panhandle. I always carry a spare :) Digijet ECUs are...
  • Digijet Timing Info
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Sun, 10 Jun 2001 02:26:15 -0500
    Hello Volks, There has been some discussion on the list lately about the Digijet vans and the 5 degree atdc timing. I run my...
  • Fwd:84 Volkswagen Vanagon,
    Historical mailing list - Pfunky
    Tue, 19 May 1998 15:42:03 EDT
    ...0 L Trans: Automatic Mileage: 87,000 miles VIN: WV2YB0257EH041323 Fuel: digijet Ignition: TCI Emissions: US Fed Misc Data: US Fed emission Symptoms: power...
  • Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
    Historical mailing list - Dave C
    Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:45:45 -0400
    ...best places to run additional ground straps on my > 1.9l Digijet? The stock braids look to be in good shape, but I thought...
  • Re: Power loss above 3000 rpms in 85 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
    Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:25:34 -0600
    ...Also are there any tricks to checking the > compression on an 85 with a 2.1L Digijet? > > Thanks, > Sam > > Sam Stone wrote: >> Hi all...
  • Re: My "new" WBX 2.1
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:18:45 -0800
    ...That's the typical Digifant engine and the 1.9 or 2.1 Digijet engines. BenT On Nov 19, 2010, at 4:54 AM...
  • Re: low temp and howling
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Mon, 17 Oct 94 14:15:25 CDT
    ...U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379 >'84 Vanagon GL, Digijet, 1915 Wasserboxer > Joachim beekj@smd6.jsc.nasa.gov -- I'm not an...
  • Re: Injector Wiring Order?
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Mon, 6 Oct 1997 13:55:31 EDT
    ...Sean > > Hi All, > > Is there any specific order that the injectors must be wired > on an '84 digijet model? I would have thought that...
  • Re: digijet timing
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 23:06:24 -0400
    At 10:43 PM 4/30/2001, jhlauterbach wrote: >of 20 years ago. About 1/2 inch to the passenger's side on the...
  • Re: Subie Vulchers
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 2 May 2008 10:33:01 -0400
    ...air filter box and intake snorkel, and a Euro 2.1 "Digijet" ECU. For now, I'll be keeping the 1.9 cooling system...
  • Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:36:31 -0400
    ...The 2.1 AFM > works great with with the digijet harness. On the trip down, I used the > stock 1.9 ECU with a...
  • Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:37:32 -0800
    ...I looked at each Bentley wiring diagram. '83-'84 and '85 Digijet. (1.9 WBX) All show a 1.8 bar oil pressure switch...
  • Digijet ignition clarification Q
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:41:11 -0800
    ...by adjusting the timing? Thank you for any insight into the Digijet ignition system, -Damon '84 Westy "The Van" w/2.3L WBX Vancouver...
  • Re: No spark, what to do
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Sun, 3 Feb 2019 22:32:26 -0800
    ...I may have thought you guys are mind readers. ‘83 Vanagon, manual, 1.9 engine, Digijet. I don’t know any history, they brought...
  • Digijet Ditributor Advance/Retard
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 14:31:23 -0400
    I don't think the vacuum retard would have anything to do with idle emissions. The initial (idle) timing could be set anywhere VW...
  • Re: RPM question
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:21:35 -0500
    ...Is this > normal? to quote the vw diagnosis manual, for Digijet injection (1983-1985): "The fuel injection control unit receives the engine speed signal...
  • Re: Vanagon/Subaru Deep Thoughts
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Thu, 31 May 2001 22:27:52 -0700
    ...Would it be possible to use the Subaru > engine, but incorporate the stock Digijet FI system? There would be some > obvious problems with the...
  • Re: missing wire at distributor? and timing question
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:42:28 +0100
    ...2.1 Digijets for instance over here are run 4 - 5 degrees retarded for plonk green fuel, the standrad Euro DJ engine running a...
  • Re: syncro temp sensors
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:18:35 -0400
    The senders are the same as for the 1.9 digijet engines. Use those. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV...
  • FI system w/ ECU on Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 9 Mar 2000 23:52:32 +0100
    ...vw# 025 906 021c DIGIJET. These parts ALL came off of a perfectly running van, they are in used but good condition and sold...
  • Parts FS: Marked down!
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 22:53:32 -0700
    ...small scratches on bottom, scuff on one end cap, $55. '85 Digijet ECU, fits '83-'85 WBX $50. Taillights, 1 left, 1 right, $20...
  • O2 Sensor as Safety Device?
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:49:18 -0500
    ...When I was having problems with my '85 Digijet, the engine would go into what seemed like a default mode. It would continue running...
  • O2 Sensor as Safety Device?
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:49:18 -0500
    ...When I was having problems with my '85 Digijet, the engine would go into what seemed like a default mode. It would continue running...
  • Re: a/c causing rpms to drop when turned on.
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sun, 2 Nov 2003 13:11:10 -0800
    If your van is Digijet ('85 and older), the idle is raised during A/C operation by an air valve that is acuated when...
  • O2 Sensor Wire
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:16:16 -0600
    Anybody got the VW part number for the shielded green wire for a 1.9L Digijet O2 sensor? Lately I've been getting some...
  • Re: throttle flat spot
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Tue, 2 Jan 2007 18:42:18 -0500
    ...Any testing advice would be appreciated, I am thinking AFM sweepers, but am new to the digijet fuel control system. Thanks Eric Memphis, TN...
  • afm tuning
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Tue, 8 Sep 1998 16:55:53 -0500
    ...3 start the engine and allow the o2 sensor to warm up and start getting an output, 1-2 minutes maybe longer for digijets...
  • Re: New Engine Wanted: 85 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 10 May 2012 19:16:59 -0700
    ...on the 1.9 Digijet EFI .. works great. ( fwiw, the most powerful stock 2.1 wbxr factory engine ( 110 hp ) for non-cat markets...
  • Re: No spark, good coil, etc
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
    Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:24:49 -0500
    ...Ken On Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 7:19 PM thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > This is a 1984 Digijet. > Yup, I can’t get...
  • Re: Digijet Diagnostic Aide
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 12 Mar 2001 12:46:52 -0800
    Throw a mulit pol switch in there so you can monitor voltages (temp2 and oxygens sensor mainly). Basicially, just make a digitool :-) -Matthew Matthew...
  • Re: 2,1 stalling in rain
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Tue, 10 Nov 1998 05:28:36 -0600
    ---------------------- Hi PerL, Check the ground on your digijet. The lower mounting screw provides a ground path for the unit and the mounting frame makes...
  • Engine conversions; Waterboxer to:
    Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
    Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:54:24 -0700
    ...Probably would use CIS-E - this is a 'con' to 'neutral' based on if your van has Digifant or Digijet respectively. The way I...
  • Re: Digijet Idle problem
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Mon, 5 Jun 2006 00:02:28 -0400
    Ken, this is a common problem on Digijet, it's a mix of 3 thing: -Bad timing (or /and worn distributor!!!), check that mark...
  • temp coolant sensor/engine bog
    Historical mailing list - Dean S
    Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:04:27 -0400
    1985 GL vanagon 1.9L digijet Well this one took a while to isolate the bog down and rough running engine but I think...
  • Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:02:34 -0700
    Does it have the full 'full' 2.1 fuel injection system ? or does it still use 1.9 Digijet into which a 2.1...
  • Re: Tom Hanks and Letterman
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:07:55 -0700
    ...how well will gyclerin actually protect our rubber, which is better, digijet or digifant? Vitrifrigo or Dometic? Propex or Suburban, etc??? Walmart batteries or...
  • Re: Diesel exhaust system on 84 1.9 l
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 6 Aug 2000 18:24:35 -0400
    ...It turns out that my (and at least one other >owner of the same year here in Tucson) 84 Westie 1.9l Digijet gas...
  • : Re: Tag an SUV today
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Dec 2000 20:00:23 -0700
    ...By today's standards (OBD II), digifant/digijet is very dirty. Modern vehicles pollute much less than vehicles of 15 years ago. The vanagon...
  • Digijet Distributor Questions
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:40:26 -0400
    I have an '85 1.9l with the vacuum advance/retard distributor. I realize the two vacuum ports are connected to different sources of...
  • Re: Rough running after hitting rev limiter
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:00:47 -0500
    ...lose power (I assume there is a rev limiter in the digijet system that does this). After this, it runs rough and has very...
  • Re: Cold start issue
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:08:25 -0700
    ...The TempII > > sensor for the Digijet is the same one as for the Digifant in Syncros. > > In circuit with key on it reads about...
  • Re: Idle issues
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 17 May 2020 20:11:15 -0700
    ...should > still be an add on system? Afterthought? My Digijet pro manual shows Digijet as a "refined version" of AFC injection and Vanagon Bentley...
  • Re: 2.5L 120HP waterboxer.....that runs on 91 octane......90mmstroke by 94mm bore....and pases smog...hmmm?
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Mon, 1 Jul 2002 00:54:34 +0100
    The European version is the 2109cc DJ wasserboxer (Digijet) running a surprising 10.5:1 CR standard and giving 11/112 BHP. I've...
  • Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Sun, 27 Apr 2003 19:53:17 -0700
    For kicks and giggles, what would be involved in tossing in a 4-wire (or 3-wire, obviously) sensor into a van with digijet...
  • Re: (Fuel filter) What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
    Historical mailing list - Hotch
    Mon, 11 Nov 1996 16:27:04 -0500
    ...I am > pretty sure I have a Digijet (aren't all 83-85 H20 boxers Digijet) which says > to have either one or the...