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• Re: 1.9 ECU wanted
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:48:36 -0400
  Thanks to everyone who offered up their spare ECU's. I found one somewhat local for a reasonable price, picked it up yesterday and...
• Re: Why doesn't fuel shut off?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:23:17 -0700
  ...The only way the ECU knows > if you are at close throttle or full throttle is AFM and engine speed. If > you are running...
• Subaru Harness Conversion.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:45:07 -0500
  ...You want to mount the ECU on the right side of the engine bay, best as far back as convenient.. Build a little waterproof...
• I am in need of ECU and idle stabilizer control unit cores
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:44:36 -0400
  I have been selling rebuilt ECUs and Idle stabilizer control units for many, many years. However, lately I have run into a problem of...
• Re: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:39:13 -0800
  ...I'd assumed that since the other wires near ECU connector were shiny clean, all would be un-corroded. NOT true. Neil. On Sun...
• Re: No spark
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 06:04:48 -0700
  ...The ECU triggers the coil based on hall pulses. If that part of the ECU is bad or if the ECU is not getting...
• Digitool saves the day
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 06:25:08 -0800
  ...We got out the Bentley, voltmeter, and hat pin and soon discovered a bad wire to the ECU control relay in the engine compartment...
• Re: 2.1L engine won't fire
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Mar 2017 05:19:45 -0500
  ...A carat, and an '88 GL. >> > SWAPPED ECU's - '88 GL starts, runs! Carat won't even fire! ECU swap was >> > all that was...
• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:13:30 -0400
  ...The Bentley ECU pin test revealed that #1 fuel injector was not firing and pointed to an ECU problem. Replacing the ECU did the...
• Re: O2/ECU Coaxial wire...
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:41:24 -0500
  ...What does this $100 cdn get you? I believe the co-axial part is just shielding to prevent interference from the ECU. Check the...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Thu, 26 May 2016 15:02:14 -0400
  If there is no sound of the fuel pump priming to start - check your ECU or the grounds to the left side head of...
• 1.9l ECU to borrow, maybe buy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 May 2011 13:17:07 -0400
  If anyone has a known-good 1.9l ECU I could try in Millee's Sally, I'd love to hear about it. Happy...
• Re: Are all ECUs created equal?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 23:06:16 -0500
  Last spring I had my ecu rebuilt by Kyle Wade's electronic elves. As I recall, it was around $ 300. You can reach him...
• Re: Digijet ecu failures --- Help !
  Historical mailing list - Kurtis Thomas
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 16:44:16 EDT
  I have a 87 syncro and had an ECU problem. I don't know what yours is but check all grounds and the one...
• Thinking about getting the DigiTool ? You will need to do this...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:25:36 EDT
  Get the Digitool cable attached to your ECU. I have a 1988 022 VW ECU with the DigiTool cable already attached (Digitool NOT included...
• next question...Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:46:05 -0700
  I now understand that the ECU provides a ground for the fuel pump relay (actually the info provided by Ben explains this on page...
• Re: Mailing from Japan
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 14:31:07 -0700
  ...The ECU is different in late Vanagons.Cost more,too. > > Many issues can be thought to point to the need for a new ECU...
• Re: 1.9 ECU replacement
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 09:47:26 -0800
  ...On Sunday, February 5, 2017, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote: ..... > Problem is that ECU is a loaner from one of his personal vans...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:32:47 -0500
  ...Digijet ECU I'm fairly certain that JC Whitney sells them "real cheap". NOTE: they DON'T sell the ECU from 1986 on (ie...
• Re: Drivability fix , I think
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 22 Apr 2023 16:43:42 -0600
  ...After a fair bit of work I found a bad joint in ecu. >>>> >>>> That was 4 years ago, the ecu fix. >>>> >>>> This last winter...
• Re: ECU?s
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 23:11:12 -0500
  ...E-mail him at WEIRSTEF@cs.com -Karl > anyone out there know where to get an ECU rebuilt? i heard of someone > (maybe in...
• Re: Need ideas - diagnosing troubles.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:08:43 -0500
  ...Nice thing about the DigiTool is that it measures at the ECU, so it catches all the broken wire/intermittent-contact problems. Get a...
• amusing, perhaps intriguing ECU auction
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:16:36 -0800
  ...PART #037 906 022 BE Far as I can tell, that's a VW Fox Digifant II ECU part#. Picture matches number too. So...
• Drivability fix , I think
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:37:41 -0700
  ...After a fair bit of work I found a bad joint in ecu. That was 4 years ago, the ecu fix. This last winter...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:33:48 -0700
  Yes, there is definetly a white wire running from the ignition coil to the ECU.� Well, at least there is on my 1982 Federal...
• Re: Drivability fix , I think
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:46:31 -0700
  Quite long ago, I came across a suggestion to add a ground wire from the ECU box to the body (under the bench, right...
• Re: Good news for 1.9l T-A ECU owners
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:27:09 -0800
  Keep in mind that the ECU on the 1.9 is installed in the rear left side of the engine compartment, subject to lotsa...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:36:06 -0400
  Yes, One wire goes to the ECU input and the other goes to a common connection (ground). Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Siezure
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:54:24 EDT
  I have also suffered the failure of my ECU on a '84 Digijet 1.9 litre Westy. When it happened, it locked the injectors...
• Re: ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 07 Feb 1997 15:15:35 -0800
  Tony Moore wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have yet to turn up definitive proof that VW actually recalled the > digifant ECU's. > > I've confirmed...
• Re: Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:44:32 -0400
  ...The ECU > needs to know, and there's just the one wire between the two, so I reckon > it's a good bet.If...
• Re: ECU needed for '87 Syncro (Bosch 025 906 022 D)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:15:37 -0700
  ...ECU needed for '87 Syncro (Bosch 025 906 022 D) > > I just took the ECU out of my van for a Subaru transplant. I...
• Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 09:07:16 -0800
  So I take it that most of you care a spare ECU, right? I have a 1985 Weekender and would be interested in getting...
• Re: ECU fix and recall q's?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 05 Feb 1997 12:10:21 -0800
  ...I don't recall seeing anything on the 87's concerning the ECU, don't know about 86. They also have some tech. bulletin...
• Re: Digitool diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:22:30 -0500
  ...Swap ECU's? Yup. I have a spare. We got stranded once by a fried ECU and I decided that was never going to...
• Re: ECU flooding plugs??
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:05:51 +0000
  ...key on; pump runs for couple > of seconds; key to start; engine spins, ECU pulse injectors ; Ecu looks > for hall sender signal; if yes...
• Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:52:13 -0800
  ...One guess would be that while chasing the first problem something he did fried the injector driver transistor in the ECU. He also mentioned...
• Re: Last word on tach going to zero?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Thu, 3 May 2007 07:57:34 -0600
  ...I did remove and violently shake the ECU while the van running during my testing phases. The van continued running with no stumbling. Gregor...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:14:26 -0800
  ...It is inserted in between the hall sensor and the ECU. If fact, you can simply unplug both connections, and plug them together to...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:43:56 -0700
  ...The ECU controls both relays' activation and de-activation. It is probably controlled by the ECU's firmware, the program in the EPROM. If...
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:18:20 -0700
  ...on or off. " > > if you actually mean what you have written there, you don't understand the > circuit. > The ecu SUPPLIES ground to the...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:01:58 -0800
  ...The Audi ECU is a K-Motronic (same as the 2.0L 16V Golf / Jetta motors) and is not a OBD compliant ECU that...
• Re: Where do I stick this?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:07:22 -0400
  ...In the early 80s VW utilized a secondary emissions ECU, > usually > made by a company named "HJS". This HJS ECU had its own wiring...
• Re: ECU - 1988 Van
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:29:08 -0400
  ...We brought it back to life, and inside there were two ECUs. I installed one of them and the van ran but then started...
• Re: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:54:04 -0400
  Also check the power wire from the coil to the ECU. It can look good at the end but be corroded and broken a...
• Re: Wire Leaked it's smoke
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 10:36:55 -0400
  ...That would be an ECU failure or a short from the injector ground to chassis ground (the ECU fires the injectors by grounding them...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:23:49 -0400
  The best way to test an ECU is to install it into a good running van. Drive for around 30 mins and if everything...
• Re: Need ECU for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 17:08:29 -0700
  ...The tentative diagnosis is that the ECU is acting wonky. I have a > spare which I could swap in, but it has its own...
• Re: Reman. or New ECUs
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:16:17 -0400
  I recommend getting a Bosch remanufactured ECU. I bought and exchanged 4 brand new bad ones from 2 different VW Dealers. At about $550...
• Re: ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 00:50:57 -0500
  ...Following Darrell's advise, I beat my ECU against the garage floor. The van then started and ran well for a couple of hours...
• Yikes! I toasted my digitool!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 10 May 2001 20:38:16 -0500
  ...Anybody have a spare Digijet ECU for sale? I was moving my digitool up front permenantly, so I purchased a rounded shielded 25 pin...
• Re: Digitool Availability - COST
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 12:47:52 -0700
  ...the ECU. Unless you > plan on soldering a ribbon cable to your current ECU, the first thing you'll > need to build a digitool...
• ECU Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:50:50 -0600
  Installed an ECU monitor from Van Cafe the other day. It is indicating a poor O2 sensor ground. Does the sensor ground through its...
• Re: Ecu & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 95 16:29:05 PST
  >> >>After hearing about the recall concerning the ECU and Idle Stabilizer, I >>contacted VW of America today. >> >>Mike >> Mike, what is the phone number...
• ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jfhammontr
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 13:38:42 EST
  ...It has an ECU, Bosch part # 0 25 906 021. Does anyone know if this will work for me. David Atlanta, Georgia
• does anyone have a 85'ECU to try swapping and or purchase
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:08:11 -0800
  HI, still having issues with the 85' I'm pretty much left with the ECU ......looking to buy and or try to see if...
• Re: ECU: 022D vs 022X vs 022DX ??
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:58:03 -0800
  ...For some parts a revision history with the various parts > versions given but I did not find one for ECUs. The same 022D was...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:59:17 -0400
  ...A $40 Motorola sensor that is included with the ECU. Just hook a small rubber hose to a clean vacuum signal and you are...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:57:33 -0700
  ...If you get sparks that means the >> Hall Effect >> Unit is working in sending the signal to the ECU. If the >> ECU is not...
• Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:06:27 -0400
  ...I am afraid its their ECU but don't have a spare and time is important as they need to be back on road...