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• Re: Digifant II... ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:48:34 -0800
  Digifant ll is similar to Vanagon Digifant with these differences: A knock sensor , idle stabilization controlled by the ECU( no idle stabilizer relay), and...
• digifant/ digijet? little vanagon content me thinks
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 19:55:46 EST
  ...The Fox is a California emissions vehicle and so has a different Digifant (Digifant I) than the other 49 state models (which have Digifant...
• Digifant TDC sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 12:40:40 -0700
  Can someone tell me if the three prong TDC sensor on an 87 digifant is connected to anything. Is it for diagnostics only? Gary
• Re: 82 diesel to gti conversion - knock sensor needed?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 7 May 2002 17:42:21 EDT
  In a message dated 5/7/02 2:34:31 PM, jon.sykes@PS.GE.COM writes: << My mechanic is going Digifant II and...
• Re: ECU
  Historical mailing list - Carol Premack
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 00:48:46 -0600
  AFAIK, all digifant ecus (1986-1991) are compatible and all digijet ecus (1983 1/2-1985) are compatible. You just can't mix digijet...
• Digitool for digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 14:34:12 -0700
  ...Is there one for the digifant as well[Since that's what engine I have now]? Mike
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 02:34:42 +0000
  ...Or maybe your understanding of the Digifant injection system is not the same as the rest of the worlds definition of the Digifant system...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 07:00:35 +0000
  > Is there knock sensor on the 2.1 Digifant engines? I know the > Digifant II is based on Bosch's Motronic FI system and...
• 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...
• bosch digifant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 13:15:18 -0500
  ------------------- Hi Volks, I have come across a digifant made by bosch that has the same vw part number as the vw digifant 025 906...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:59:51 -0700
  ...I have a 1990 Westy 2.1 - I > think it's a digijet system - am I right? or is it a digifant? > > -- > Mark > 1990...
• Digifant hand-held tach connections
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:40:35 -0500
  List members, It seems clear that because of the characteristics of the Digifant ignition control, a hand-held tachometer doesn't work. However the...
• Motronic Ignorance
  Historical mailing list - Mark R Drovdahl
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:21:47 -0800
  ...BTW here are my mechanics reasons for the swap: -Digifant will allow the A3 motor to fit below the deck lid. -Digifant is easier...
• Re: Engine Codes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:00:48 -0800
  on 19/2/03 9:57 am, SyncroWesty wrote: > Neither Digijet nor Digifant will do this. I think Digifant I will, not that matters...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:17:29 -0400
  ...It uses the idle stabilization system found in Digifant 2.1l WBX. 2009/10/31, Mark <mbrush@gmail.com>: > this is a quick softball...
• Should I use Digifant-I or Digifant-II injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 20:05:29 -0800
  Apparently the injectors i pulled out of what i think was a 90' Golf are "Digifant II's".....a mechanic tells me if i...
• Re: Digijet/Digifant Differences
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 12 May 1998 19:30:43 -0700
  My Digifant did this all the time... now with CIS 3 to 4 revolutions when stone cold and 1-2 when warm. At 07...
• Re: digifant issues ruining our trip!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:20:00 -0700
  ...so it's like Vanagon Waterboxer Digifant running an inline four ? I plan to do that myself pretty soon. Scott On 10/16/2013...
• Re: Digifant circuits
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 21:59:19 -0500
  ...but in the generalized Digifant I/Digifant II diagnosis book (published in 1988), pin 23 DOES show up ... as a ground wire from pin...
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sat, 23 May 1998 14:38:04 -0700
  ...The knock sensor is a *very* nice addition -- in VW terms (according to Probst) this is what makes "DigifantII" different from the "Digifant" used...
• Re: Should I use Digifant-I or Digifant-II injectors?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:00:13 -0800
  ...Should I use Digifant-I or Digifant-II injectors? Apparently the injectors i pulled out of what i think was a 90' Golf are...
• Fw: Digifant connector test results, Das Boot.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:01:52 -0600
  ...It appears your digifant ecu has a problem in the coil circuit. Maybe some kind listee will drop by and plug their digifant into...
• Digifant help!!!
  Historical mailing list - "Ronnie A (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 10:43:03 -0800
  Hi!!! I have a special question about Digifant 1! Does it contain any RAM to save "default codes in"??? Thank you, Ronnie (Sweden) ______________________________________________________ Get...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 11:56:39 -0700
  This this the schematic for the INSIDES of the Digifant II ECU? If so I would LOVE to have a copy of it. At...
• ?Replacing Digijet with Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 15:30:09 -0500
  ...I have a spare 1.9 Digifant FI and ignition set-up that I would like to use in place of the Digifant in...
• Re: Are New Bentley's "Knock Offs"?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 19:32:01 -0700
  ...I assume your 97.99 is also waterboxer wiring beginning at Digifant 1986, which in mine continues through 97.247, Digifant from 1990. It...
• Chip upgrade for Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:18:37 -0400
  I keep running into mentions of upgrade chips for the Digifant injection but never Digijet. Anyone know of one? If not, what would it...
• Digifant I
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Fri, 1 May 1998 11:13:51 -0700
  Hello, Anyone know where you can get a good book to read up on about the Digifant I EFI system? I want to know...
• Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
  Sat, 19 Jun 1999 17:26:45 EDT
  Can anyone tell me where the digifant diagnostic tool is documented? I have seen it mentioned on the list, and even looked at the...
• digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:10:05 -0400
  ...I have a 1990 Westy 2.1 - I think it's a digijet system - am I right? or is it a digifant? -- Mark 1990...
• Digifant parts fs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 19:54:56 -0500
  ...I don't have anything against Digifant, in fact I had great experiences with the three Digifants that I have owned. I just feel...
• Cost for a used '87 Digifant ECU........
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:39:16 -0800
  I want to sell my Digifant system to someone here on the list. I don't know how much they should be worth, he...
• Re: Darrell Boehler's digifant tool
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 11:13:03 -0500
  ...Darrell Boehler's digifant tool ------------------------ Hi Dave, Thanks for your interest in the digifant tool. I shared your concerns as I was building the...
• 86 Vanagon Digifant stalling!
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:24:02 -0700
  I have a problem with my 1986 VANAGON GL with Digifant fuel injection system. It always starts and idles with no problems but after...
• 90 Jetta ECU Digifant II for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:51:36 -0700
  ...90 Jetta ECU Digifant II for sale, $50. It is nice to have a spare one. Bobby Folsom CA 82 Westy http://www.jps...
• Need Digifant ECU (how about Golf ECU?)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 14:15:46 -0400
  ...On an aside, I'm wondering if the real late 25 pin Jetta/Golf Digifant 1 box will work, pinouts from Bentley appear very...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:16:32 -0500
  ...86 digifant running rich > Here's my puzzler: 86 digifant. Runs good but: High CO emissions at idle as well as at fast idle...
• Re: Sputtering Fixed!!
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 02:32:02 EST
  <<Another problem that could have been easily diagnosed with Darrell Boehler's Digifant tool. I know the nominal values for my van for the...
• Re: Overheating Problem FIXED! Thanks all...
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 02:00:18 +0000
  ...After that(86-91 MY),a later system called Digifant was used. The Digifant system ignition distributor has no vacuum devices or any moving...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:04:06 -0400
  David Marshall wrote: > > This this the schematic for the INSIDES of the Digifant II ECU? If so I > would LOVE to have a copy...
• Digifant vs Digijet - Which is better?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:21:05 -0500
  Hi all, What are the main differences between digifant and digijet? Is one clearly better than the other? When did the changeover take place...
• Digifant II in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:41:04 -0400
  Anyone think of installing a VW Jetat/Golf Digifant II fuel system into a Vanagon. There is little difference in these systems. The advantage...
• Re: digifant westy cutting out
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 02:06:48 EDT
  ...I found the metal frame the digifant mounts > inside (about a 6 inch by 12 inch metal black cover) was shorting to a bolt...
• Re: purchase advice sought
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:36:14 -0500
  > >Regarding the engine, it has the 1.9 Digijet engine as opposed to the >2.1 Digifant in 86 and newer Vanagons. I have...
• Is Digifant FI Y2K Compliant???
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 20:58:27 -0500
  Volks, Anyone know if the Digifant ECU keeps a date anywhere. I don't believe it stores -anything- after engine shutdown. Are we Y2K...
• hot digifant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 14:17:56 -0500
  ------------------------- Hi volks , Bill Dummit mentioned his digifant was running hot and he was going to install a fan to keep it cool. It seems...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 8 May 2001 16:03:54 -0700
  You are correct Larry, the 1985 was CIS-E - Digifant II didn't start in the GTIs until 1988. Occasionally some people have had...
• Re: DIGIFANT TOOL!
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 23:47:52 -0400
  ...Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com List members, What Digifant tool is Lee referring to ? JP
• Re: Digifant circuits
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 08:29:45 -0500
  ...The codes appear to be the same as some digifant 2 units that were used in the fox among others. I have been unable...
• Re: digifant
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 23:22:32 -0700
  ...It is also difficult to > attach test leads to measure many devices on our digifants. > I have looked at several options on ways to...
• Re: Fair prices?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 16:55:15 -0400
  ...2.1 liter gasoline boxer, Digifant fuel injection 1986-1/2 water cooled 2.1 liter gasoline boxer, Digifant F.I., Syncro GL option...
• Re: how do you tell if you have a digijet or digigant???
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:23:31 +0100
  >If it is an 86 according to the VIN, it should be a digifant. To be >sure, check the wiring diagrams in the Bentley...
• Re: digifant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:48:29 -0500
  ...They are, 1 digifant power, 2 start (this alerts the digifant we are turning the key to start), 3 fuel pump power on , 4...
• ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Fri, 7 Feb 1997 10:03:01 -0500
  Hi All, I have yet to turn up definitive proof that VW actually recalled the digifant ECU's. I've confirmed that VW did...
• Re: Digifant dashboard analysis tool you are making
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 20:55:02 -0500
  ...I am -very- interested in what is being talked about here in terms of a diagnostic routine for our Digifant computers. Count me in...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 13:15:47 -0400
  ...It's hard to imagine that the Digifant primary final stage can overheat & ruin the ignition coil and not damage the Digifant control module...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 06:12:31 -0700
  I believe you would have to forego having a knock sensor (Digifant 2) using the Digifant ECU. I did this also leaving enough extra...
• Re: ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Sun, 9 Feb 1997 11:19:44 -0500
  ...digifant ECU's. > > > > I've confirmed that VW did revise the digifant several times throughout > > each production year and that all Vanagon Digifant ECU...
• Re: FilmStar for 86-91 Digifant VW Transporter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 08:27:23 -0400
  ...Does anyone have quick access to the ECU # for our Digifants? I'll forward it to them for benefit of the list. This sounds...
• hot chip
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:07:55 -0400
  I see from a browse of the archives that at least one list member tried a performance chip (022D) in the Digifant ECU. Then...