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• Re: Starting problems with 88 Vanagon, WIKI problems too
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:09:44 -0500
  ...BOTH relays are needed for the fuel pump to run. > > One relay turns on the ECU, controlled by the key switch. > > The other relay...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 23:46:02 +0000
  ...Electronix 8691V ECU Monitor wired into my ECU.The book says I should have less than .95 VDC at the ECU. Right now I...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:21:29 -0400
  ...ECU Testing Hi Guys, I have the chance to pickup another ECU, to use as a backup. The seller claims it works BUT I...
• Re: Does the ECU remember? Learn? Or simply React?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:50:42 -0600
  I'm no expert, but in my mind, it stand to reason that the ECU is simply reactive. That is, it merely reacts to...
• ECU or O2 sensor ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 26 May 2005 20:47:03 -0400
  ...The PO's mechanic (also a PO) says it needs a new ECU. The black wire to the O2 sensor was unplugged to fix...
• Re: Cold Idle Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 00:57:22 -0400
  > > There is no temp 2 sensor on a 1.9, only the ECU sensor and the gauge > sensor, both on the T-stat housing...
• WTB: 1.9 WBX ECU or AFM
  Historical mailing list - JKim
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:34:23 -0700
  We are looking for good used ECU and AFM to treat an intermittently-stall-out-and-not-start-again-for-several-hours symptom on...
• digifant ecu still needed :-(
  Historical mailing list - J. R. BROOKOVER / MFG IS
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 14:09:19 EST
  ...my '89 Westy since new and have not heard about the ECU recall - can anyone tell me how to locate any Info regarding? * THANK...
• ECU Guru
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 05:42:41 -0800
  Hello all-- Could someone please remind me of the name/email/website of the listmember who rebuilds ECUs and whose webpage includes instructions for...
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:14:01 -0700
  > > John was asking for a DigiFANT, not DigiJET ECU. > > I think maybe I am asking for something that doesn't exist. Upon closer examination...
• Re: anybody in Northampton MA?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:20:41 -0700
  ...I have four ECUs, three from Syncros (86, 86, 87,) and one from an 89 2wd GL. They all worked when installed in my...
• Re: o2 sensor didn't solve it
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:01:55 -0800
  The oxygen sensor is ignored by the ECU during starting and for a period of time after the engine is running. You should make...
• Re: O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:17:48 -0500
  ...The ECU picks up this voltage and >looks for a nice consistent flip-flop between .45 and .55 volts - >correct? The ECU supplies a...
• =?utf-8?Q?Drivability_fix_=E2=80=A6_maybe__?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:56:10 -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: 85' 1.9 still running rich help :-(
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:13:56 -0500
  ...If the sensor-ECU loop is working correctly it's basically impossible for the beast to run rich, so that loop isn't functioning...
• ECU: 022D vs 022X vs 022DX ??
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeffrey (Jeff) S (J6C)
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:36:34 -0500
  ...I have an '86 2WD with original ECU that works fine. A year ago I picked up one of each of the other two...
• Re: 2.1L engine won't fire
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:45:59 -0600
  Sounds as if Your Modified ECU May Have A Bug In It ~ On 22 Mar , 2017, at 11:56 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > No...
• Re: Mailing from Japan
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 08:36:51 -0700
  ...problem is ECU for Vanagon. > > I could not find the ECU in Japan. > > If your member know any information of ECU, > > I really need...
• Fwd: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2020 05:26:39 -0400
  ...limit the ecu is still trying to > go rich until it sees something. > High voltage signals rich and should drive the ECU lean. However...
• Re: Help Wiring O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:33:03 -0700
  ...How about specifying WHICH of the ECU ground locations you >know to be the best one to use. Welll... that's a good question...
• opendigifart
  Historical mailing list - steve vitale
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:39:06 -0500
  has anyone thought about replacing the ECU entirely with an open design like EPIC: http://thedotcommune.com/oepec/index.html also, I'd be...
• WHICH ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:59:06 -0800
  Hey all, I've got two ECUs here and I'm trying to figure which one is is which. I have one marked Digijet...
• 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: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:36:53 -0700
  Zoran, the ECU only provides ground for one of the relays, that is the fuel pump relay. If you manually provide ground to pin...
• Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 06:00:59 -0600
  ...Spare ECU > > > My spare ECU has done 100k of driving under the rear seat and never > been needed...(knock on wood) > > Jason > > > On Sun...
• Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 18:00:30 -0800
  ...The ECU. Now I told you last week that I swapped the ECU and then it was OK. The ECU I swapped to is...
• Re: ECU problems? '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 07:30:20 -0400
  ...Sent it to Darrell instead, who performed > some marvels on it and tested it. > > Now my local mechanic put in the ECU and ran...
• Re: 2.1l ECU - Solder Fatigue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:15:58 -0400
  At 09:00 AM 8/7/2009, pdooley wrote: >Makes me wonder how many Vanagon owners have replaced bad ECU's that just >had...
• Re: Loss of power while cruising .
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 22:49:59 -0600
  ...sensor that sends signals to the ECU. MIGHT not be the problem, but it's $12 including the new o-ring and easy to...
• Re: Coming down to the ECU order wire...Order going out Mon 28th
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:36:23 PDT
  ...Coming down to the ECU order wire...Order going out Mon 28th >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:29:36 EDT > >I have 9...
• Re: Digijet ecu failures --- Help !
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 00:59:15 -0500
  ...Seems to me the first thing you should do is find out how the ecu is defective (where it's blown up!) - this will...
• Re: Is my ECU dead?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:10:28 EDT
  In a message dated 4/6/2001 6:08:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Is my ECU dead? Maurizio...
• Re: Engine died, Update ign
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:18:19 -0700
  ...Bad ecu, I’m not liking that but options narrowing. Thanks again, Ab > On Mar 29, 2020, at 2:06 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57...
• Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:14:35 -0500
  ...the past, but Mr. >Bereil will confirm that most Bosch Digifant ECU's have serious >cracks in the circuit boards and he was kind...
• Coming down to the ECU order wire...Order going out Mon 28th
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:29:36 EDT
  ...Anybody else wants to/able to get in on the order of the ECU chip upgrade? Info can be found in archives about the...
• Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:26:06 -0500
  You need to give some thought as to way the ECU failed. While solid state components, (output transistor) sometimes fail for no reason shorted...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:50:59 -0400
  ...If 12V indeed has no bad effect on the ECU, and convinces the ECU that it is a fully rich condition, then I would...
• Re: Digifant ECU Chip source located...$260 or less...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 02:09:39 PDT
  ...Digifant ECU Chip source located...$260 or less... >Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:52:01 EDT > >After months of tracking the source for...
• Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:41:40 -0400
  ...Does the power coming in from the hall unit do anything in the ecu or does it just tell the ecu "hey, i'm...
• ECU Problems?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:23:21 -0600
  ...After extensive testing they said that they thought it was the ECU. We located a rebuilt ECU on the net, had it installed and...
• Re: Drivability fix , I think
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 22 Apr 2023 20:16:48 -0400
  ...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: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:52:32 -0700
  They go into a sheath and into the ECU. The fact that is still idles at 2000 with it disconnected is puzzling, and leads...
• Re: Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:11:08 -0700
  ...this is one of those cases where I might say ........ "I don't know exactly how it truly works < as inside the ECU > , but...
• Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:17:07 -0700
  ...84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney > My mechanic says the ECU is dead in my 84 1.9L wasserboxer. Prices in my > part of...
• Are all ECUs created equal?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:23:29 -0700
  ...Finally I removed the ECU and put it into my other 86 vanagon. The other van would then fail to start also so I...
• 87 vanagon ecu
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:58:27 -0400
  I have an ecu from my 87 vanagon that I want to get rid of. I put a tiico in 3years ago and this...
• Re: Location of ECU in 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:41:36 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver khgo50 wrote: > Hi folks > Could somebody direct me where would I find the ECU in a 88 Vanagon? > > Thanks...
• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 19:41:36 -0700
  ...So why is it that a 1.9 ECU doesnt work with a 2.1? Maybe it would... >From: "Mike Collum" <collum@verizon.net...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:47:05 -0400
  ...I've forgotten if the ECU will fail to produce spark or fail to activate injectors at this voltage because it was about 18...
• 89' Wolfsy - Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:22:48 -0400
  ...Finally I opened the ECU compartment under the back seat, the cooling blades were hot so I helped it cool down by fanning with...
• 88 van - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:42:14 -0500
  ...Ultimately all indicators pointed to the ecu. ThE ECU was not pulsing the coil. So, replace the ECU. QUESTION: the replacement is a -1...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:09:38 -0400
  At 12:07 PM 8/26/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I thought the ECU controlled how much fuel the injectors spray, not the...
• FS Digijet HP ECU 1.9
  Historical mailing list - DAVID EMMONS
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:27:26 -0700
  Listers, I have a Digijet HP ECU for an 83-85 1.9 for sale. P/N 025 906 021F The unit was purchased...
• Re: 86 running problem
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 09:16:09 -0600
  ...The ecu needs a hall signal to activate the coil driver. You could have a bad ecu, try another. They often fail like you...
• Re: I need a digijet ECU
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 06:51:40 EDT
  ...I am looking for a good used ECU for my 85. If anyone has one let me know? I have one brand new European...
• Re: ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:44:53 -0500
  ...In the engine bay, one wire connects to the sensor and the other to the ECU feed. In the cab the two wires terminate...
• Here's a tip from Go Westy:
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:41:18 -0700
  ...Vanagon ECU tip of the day: If you're having running issues, try rotating your ECU 180 degrees. We've found that the wires...
• ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:13:47 -0700
  Hi Guys, I have the chance to pickup another ECU, to use as a backup. The seller claims it works BUT I want to...
• ECU-Can I use this?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:45:40 -0500
  I have an ECU part# 1 267 356 185. I have Googled it and found two foreign sites listing as a T5 chip. Obviously...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:24:20 -0400
  ...They have an air-volume meter plus a thermometer, and the ECU calculates air mass internally. Yours, David