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• ECU Wiring Harness Needed
  Historical mailing list - Sam Moore
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 14:47:15 -0400
  Hi Folks, I am still having problems with my ECU on my 84' Westy. I would like to replace the harness before I try...
• Looking for an ECU
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 13:02:34 -0400
  Hi, I owned a Westy 89 GL Syncro and looking for an ECU that could be sent to Darrel Bohler so that he could...
• Confused ECU and fuel Contamination
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 14:48:21 -0800
  ...10 min of running; but today the engine just ran 1/2 day in the rain without a "confused ECU" Sincerely, Mark Keller 91...
• Looking for Good Used 2.1l ECUs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:00:33 EDT
  I am in need of a couple good, used Digifant ECUs. I will pay a fair price for them, or trade an equivalent amount...
• NEED HELP! in Nova Scotia
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 23:36:40 EDT
  ...but My Mom (drove up her 83.5 Westy) has a bad ECU and needs a machanic. I have the part but Shipping is...
• FYI - Vanagon ECU and Idle Stabizer Relay on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:59:04 -0400
  ...From the pictures it looks as if both the ECU and Idle Stabilizer Relay are included. Ebay item numbers 7915613067 and 7915613800
• Re: Needed: ECU
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:28:26 -0500
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like I need an ECU. I would love to get a loaner with option to > buy, just...
• Re: ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:10:33 -0500
  ...Furthermore, if the ECU does get data from the >stock system, how will the aftermarket system get tied into the ECU? There are two...
• Re: WTB: 1.9 WBX ECU or AFM
  Historical mailing list - Daryl of AA Transaxle
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:21:59 -0700
  ...1.9 WBX ECU or AFM > We are looking for good used ECU and AFM to treat an > intermittently-stall-out-and-not-start...
• Re: Digifant Operating Specs
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:43:09 -0600
  ...Once our ecus go into closed loop they tend to stay in closed loop. Once the o2 sensor starts providing the ecu a voltage...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 05:08:23 -0800
  ...what's the ECU waiting for? > > What determines when the Digijet ECU decides to go closed loop to control > the air-fuel mixture? > > The...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 13:08:04 -0800
  ...At that point, you might as well swap out the ECU for a megasquirt. My whole mission was to find an easy replacement for...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:59:29 -0600
  ...It's classic 80's > embedded CPU technology. > > I pulled apart a bad ECU to use part from to build a "sniffer". It was...
• Re: [Syncro] Need 2.1 WBX ECU in the bay area
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:39:46 -0600
  ...Putting in a different (used) ECU completely took carte of > it. > > I never opened up that bad ECU, but suspect it was a case...
• Injector flow, ECU inputs RE: Injector color question
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:22:33 -0400
  The injector signal sent from the ECU is more weighted towards RPM, AFM position and coolant temp. O2 is just a tweak, and I...
• Re: Need ECU and Chip Info
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 22:22:34 -0800
  ...Lilley's parts <DIV></DIV>&gt;list, and I figured the ECU and chip would be a good place to start. Does <DIV></DIV...
• Re: Is a aircooled vanagon ECU different between automatic and manual transmissions?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:54:07 -0600
  ...restoring had a dead > ECU...............no > pulse at the injectors, but at the cold start > valve...............so, we > swapped ECU's with a good...
• ECU flooding plugs
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 00:02:23 +0000
  ...then shut off, they will pulse also, but would a bad ECU flood the plugs with gas after reading all the help it seems...
• Temp II again
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:46:59 -0400
  If you have a flaky Temp II sensor, can it kick you out of closed loop ECU control, or does it stay in closed...
• FS: ECU for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - marty guinn
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:46:59 -0500
  Hello again list, I've still got the ECU (025.906.022) from my 88 for sale, and it works just fine. Let me...
• ECU
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 13:28:23 -0500
  ...What years (and other model VW's) use the same ECU as mine? Brian '85 7-passenger GL -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools...
• Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:57:06 -0800
  ...Place your spare ECU in a nice padded and protected container lest damage occur in transit. BenT
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 21:00:20 +0000
  It is a nice upgrade and I have the European ECUs for the digijet that puts a little extra zip in the 2.1...
• Re: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:39:16 -0800
  ...I called it "VanagonDiag". >> This device is reading many signals from the ECU like the Digitool . I can >> read the following info with my...
• Bosch ECU connectors
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 07:39:11 -0700
  ...I am eventually headed toward a digitool, but since my ECU is under warranty (and will be for another 17 months) I am unwilling...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed lead voltages!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:26:32 -0400
  ...Sink the voltage down and the ECU will continue to richen the mixture until a signal is present. Apply a voltage and the ECU...
• Re: UPDATE ECU/FI flooding plugs??
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 17:24:30 +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: ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:07:31 -0500
  ...running rich. �Furthermore, if the ECU does get data from the stock system, how will the aftermarket system get tied into the ECU? � I...
• Re: Tiico Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 8 May 2003 16:04:06 -0400
  ...The 2.0 liter engine's ECUs sold in the US are designed for running Golfs, Cabrios and the like. I.E. lighter vehicles...
• Re: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:00:33 -0800
  ...Your comment reminds me of a thread on the samba about a fellow who tracked down a WBX wire fault to where ECU portion...
• Brain Death
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 19:31:47 -0500
  I know that the wisdom of the list says that ECUs seldom fail, but in lieu of a better explanation, this is what I...
• 1.9 ECU Repair
  Historical mailing list - Angie & Jay
  Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:19:11 -0400
  Hi Folks, A friend of mine is looking for someone who can repair 1.9L ecu's. I don't have time to tackle...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:28:45 -0600
  > We know that the ECU > decides that a low Pin 4 + rpm < 1500 means kill the fuel. Mike: Is this a typo or do...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:49:44 -0700
  ...so if all grounds are good on ecu which they are this would indicate a bad ecu then?sorry for the confusion.jess >> >>
• Euro-Drive: FIX 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Randy Chevrier (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 18:05:42 -0400
  ...TESTING AND RESULTS Hall effect voltage - No voltage to hall effect from ecu Power feed to ecu - Normal-battery voltage Grounds - Ground to ecu...
• Now: Jetta ECU-Coil Amp Draw Was: Ignition Switch "Su"...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:31 -0800
  ...I'm certain that supplying + to 38 of ECU energizes the ECU so that it can energize the fuel pump relay by supplying a...
• Re: ECU schematic
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 12:45:09 -0700
  ...ECU schematic > > > > Hey all .. > > > > is it possible to get a schematic for an ECU for an > > 84, 1.9 Vanagon ? > > > > > > > > ===== > > Dave Vieira > > Hamilton, Ontario...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:54:25 -0400
  ...Points closed or ECU conducting, coil is charging, magnetic field builds. Points open or ECU opens, magnetic filed collapses and high winding side of...
• Re: Digitool Availability - COST
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:35:57 -0700
  On 6/14/06, David McCallum <boris89.david@gmail.com> wrote: > > The need to solder onto the ECU is the one aspect of the...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:13:37 -0400
  If the ECU didn't see the engine RPM via the distributor hall sensor, the engine wouldn�t run. Basics. How does the fuel...
• Re: [RE: Which cylinder isn't firing??]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 20:20:45 MST
  ...engine is off (don't > want to kill the ECU), Why kill the ECU? is it because the inductive kickback in the injector could...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:24:43 -0500
  ...When plugged into VagCom the ECU says it is Motronic 9.0. The kit as I've seen it delivered does NOT have a...
• 2.1 ECU
  Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:54:24 -0400
  Anybody in or around Worcester MA have a good 2.1 WBX ECU they want to part with? Even a rebuildable core or two...
• DOOH!! ECU Idiot Warning!?
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 10:53:42 +0100
  Homer(I) wrote >Vanamaniacs, > >While passing through Naperville IL on my way to an Ultimate Frisbee >tournament my ECU warning lamp suddenly came on...
• Re: O22D ECU for sale
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 21:47:49 -0400
  ...I'm the owner of one of these ECUs (was in my TriStar). On Sunday, July 27, 2003, at 09:17 PM, Herb Mooney...
• Re: HELP - No power to fuel pump - 87
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:11:24 -0700
  Have you checked the grounding strap for the ECU? I Had fuel pump problems and the problem ultimately, was a poor ground between the...
• Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 10:20:31 -0700
  What determines when the Digijet ECU decides to go closed loop to control the air-fuel mixture? The Digijet Training Manual is not real...
• Re: 85 Digijet help request
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 13:25:53 EST
  ...Located on the throttle body, these help tell the ECU when to idle and when to go to full enrichment at full throttle. Some...
• Re: Woody's digitool / digijet running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:50:26 -0600
  ...PWR led indicates the ecu has battery power. STR led indicates the starter solenoid is being told to energize. FP led indicates the fuel...
• Slight lack of power around 2k RPM - 1.9L Manual
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:49:40 -0400
  ...I never felt that before the ECU change. What actually comes to mind is that it's not the ECU at all but maybe...
• Re: Engine died, great update, it starts!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 15:15:09 -0400
  Let's all drive out to Alistair's for an ECU seminar. Stephen Mobile > On Apr 2, 2020, at 2:09 PM, Bruce Todd...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 21:30:41 -0700
  I always disconnect battery and ecu. I worry about high frequency stuff making mischief during welding the van. I know many don't bother...
• Re: Fw: Question-Oxygen Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 5 May 2020 17:00:12 -0700
  ...So at-near WOT, as the ECU tries to enrich the mix, if the O2 sensor is not disabled (or rather, the ECU is...
• Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:20:47 -0800
  The car has started up with a new ECU. Thanks Scott. Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:07:14 -0500
  ...It seems to me that the inertia of the vane would delay the ECU learning that the throttle had opened. This would result in...
• Re: An ECU Thing I Learned Today
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:51:20 -0400
  At 06:42 PM 8/12/2010 Thursday, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote: >On one of my Digijet ECUs, the engine bogs sometimes when...
• 79-83 Fed ECU Needed!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 13:37:39 -0700
  Listess, I have a customer that's in need of this ECU. Part # 039 906 021 B It's from a 79-83 FEDERAL...
• Re: perfchip
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 21:49:23 -0500
  The 022D ECU has a removable chip in other words the chip has a socket that it plugs into and the 022 chip is...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:27:08 -0400
  <snip> > Hey, everyone, my 85 1.9L died on the highway, and I can't get it to > restart. <snip> I had an ECU...
• Re: WHICH ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:26:11 -0800
  ...Both also made the Digifant ECU as well. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K Ghia...