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• ECU Replacement options
  Historical mailing list - Joe Pallen
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 11:31:09 -0800
  Hi Group, I have a bad ECU that needs replaced. I've checked out the archives and found the name of Darrel Boehler and...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:30:16 -0700
  The ECU only turns on the FP relay when it thinks it should. Just because the key is on and the ECU is working...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 12:25:55 -0400
  Unless the connector pins where the fuel-injection cable plugs into the ECU are squeaky clean, ECU may not be reading correct voltages from...
• NEED '87 Digifant ECU
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:15:23 -0500
  Subject line says it all here, need an ECU for the '87, mine does not fire the injectors, is my '90 ECU compatible, are...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:48:45 -0800
  yeah, see Mark's post - and Forsure, try your other ecu back in. And ....that 'start signal'to the ECU does not 'energize the...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:39:39 -0700
  ...Do the Shoe Box instructions say to solder interface connector solder to ECU wires or to internal portion of ECU pins? Neil. On 7...
• Re: Does the ECU remember? Learn? Or simply React?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:13:30 -0500
  Robert, AFAIK the Digifant ECU has no memory. -Larry Robert Lilley wrote: > <snip> Does the ECU remember the signals that it received during operation...
• digitool and ecu service
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:15:54 -0500
  ...If I can't find your ecu problem I will send your ecu back to you no charge. Thanks for your interest and I...
• Re: 2.1l ECU - Solder Fatigue
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:00:23 -0400
  ...Makes me wonder how many Vanagon owners have replaced bad ECU's that just had a bad solder joint. Is this how they "rebuid...
• Re: testing 84 ECU into 85?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 22:47:14 -0400
  According to a friend/VW guru, the '85 ECU is a 'stand-alone' year, but possibly would work in an '84. However, he said...
• Re: 84 Vanagon--Won't start at 40 degrees--Update
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:43:20 -0600
  John Sounds as if you HaveAWinner ~ but before you completely accept that conclusion you should put the "Bad" ECU back in to see if...
• Re: 2.1l ECUs new for $475
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:32:14 -0800
  ...These are the latest and > greatest 025 906 022D ECUs that have the eprom socket for upgrading the ECU > with a performance chip. Normally...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:29:10 -0700
  I�m no expert, but I know that the shoebox electronics installation requires messing with your ECU; if they gave you one of them...
• Re: Does the Aussie chip really do anything for the WBX? What Bob...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 5 May 2003 16:28:59 EDT
  <<<Next question, did Robert really open up the ECU and swap chips each time? Seems more likely that he used 2 ECUs, stock and...
• Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 20:25:42 -0400
  Darrell, Would a ground strap from the Oxygen Sensor to the left engine head improve the OS ground path to the ECU? Darrell Boehler...
• ECU's - don't ask me the hard questions!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:24:35 -0500
  ...Two vans, two ECU'S, two running vans. Swap the ECU's, and neither car will run. Explain that one! John
• oxygen sensor test
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:35:27 -0800
  ...So I stop the engine, plug the oxy sensor back into the ECU but leave the multimeter reading from the oxy sensor - ECU connection...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica johnson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:07:11 -0700
  ...so if the ecu is not grounding the fuel pump correctly i would not get any fuel pump if i bridge the power relay...
• Re: Is my ECU dead?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:14:02 EDT
  Unfortunately the Vanagon ECU is not looking for an oil pressure signal so it can't be that your oil pressure is zero (whose...
• Re: HP Digijet ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:15:26 -0400
  The price is $250 from Van-Again or Boston Engine with your old ECU as a core. I am trying it as a "tester...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:27:27 -0700
  ...This pulls Pin 4 of the ECU down and the AFM says "throttle is open." Based on this, the ECU enriches the mixture. Or...
• Re: Problem Solved! was: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:27:44 -0500
  As Andy Rooney would say Don't just hate those ECUsWhy do ECUs always break?Why do ECUs cost so much? Nobody likes to...
• Re: How to identify manufacturing date of 2.1 ECU
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:39:04 -0400
  An original ECU will have a Bosch label on it that is either brown or a yellowish tan color. A brand new ECU (within...
• engine theory, ECUs , AFMs and whatnot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:44:48 -0700
  Hi guys, In reading the past days of ECU/ AFM solutions, I re-read a favorite site of similar discussions by Rodger Bywater http...
• Re: ECU Question.... Same ECU in a 1987 as in a 1990 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 25 May 2005 15:56:36 -0700
  ...Basically, any 86-91 Vanagon Digifant ECU should interchange with any other from the same period. > Is the ECU in a 1987 the same...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:39:47 -1000
  just make sure the ignition is off when you swap out the ecu. trying one out on a known-good-running engine is the...
• Re: ECU needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:14:32 -0500
  We sell rebuilt ECUs for $200. They come with a one year warranty. We normally have them on the shelf and ready to ship...
• Re: can a locked fuel pump kill an ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:07:13 -0800
  Austin, Ditto Marks response about the ECU. Worth checking the Voltage to the fuel pump relay from the ECU, difficult to measure as the...
• WTB: 1.9 ECU for 83 to 85 van
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 09:11:13 -0400
  I have a few good used units I also Have a stock of new European ECU's for the digijet 2.1 10 to...
• for sale: 2.1L ECU and air flow meter, and ISV controller
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:02:31 EST
  for sale: '86-91 vanagon 2.1L ECU, and air flow meter (attached to airbox) also have ISV control unit. ECU $200, AFM, $85...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:41:43 -0700
  Thanks for the feedback guys, So, ECU swap and start-up went fine. Idling was too high and car ran rich after the swap...
• Re: 89' Wolfsy - Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:29:58 -0700
  I forgot to mention that if you start cutting holes in the cover of the Ecu for installing micro cooling fans, as I mentioned...
• Mailing from Japan
  Historical mailing list - yoshimoto
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 21:34:11 +0900
  ...My problem is ECU for Vanagon. I could not find the ECU in Japan. If your member know any information of ECU, I really...
• Re: Digifant Electrical Experts: New Harness + 4 Pin Hella 53 Relay for ECU?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 May 2012 18:15:27 -0700
  First of all, there are serious errors in that ECU/FP relay part of the 88/89 Bentley Digifant diagrams, with connections shown wrong...
• ECU question - putting an 022D chip into 022 housing -
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 11:20:15 -0800
  Folks, In a week I'll have an 022 ECU I no longer need, because I'm waiting to receive an 022D with the...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 May 2011 19:40:01 -0700
  ...re It just sits in line between the distributor and the ECU.' The idle stabilzer may have some affect or influence in the ecu...
• ECU Repair Post Needed!!
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 5 Feb 1997 11:02:06 -0500
  It's me again, the frantic ECU guy :-( Tim Smith tells me somebody posted a repair procedure for the digifant ecu. If anyone has...
• Re: Is my ECU dead?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:24:38 -0600
  ...Is my ECU dead? Unfortunately the Vanagon ECU is not looking for an oil pressure signal so it can't be that your oil...
• Re: ECU swap across two running Vanagons. Now no start!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 12 Aug 2017 17:33:06 -0400
  Maybe the ECU plug isn't seated properly? Try moving the ECUs back to their prospective vans? Why did you swap them in the...
• Is my ECU dead?
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:13:21 -0700
  ...starting from the pump motor, then the relay and finally at the ECU connector. To make a long story short, when I jumper pins...
• Re: Engine quit at freeway speed, no re-start
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:12:57 -0700
  ...Try the swapping ECU first. You don't need to mount the ECU to try another one, just unhook the big plug while the...
• Need ECU and Chip Info
  Historical mailing list - Phil Walker
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 22:38:36 -0700
  ...Lilley's parts list, and I figured the ECU and chip would be a good place to start. Does anyone have a used 022D...
• Re: ecu 025 906 022 d
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:49:27 -0600
  > I have rebuilt Digifant ECUs ready to ship for $200 (again FYI). I don't > charge a core charge up front either, I just...
• for sale: 2.1L ECU and AFM
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 02:00:29 EST
  ...vanagon 2.1L ECU and also Air Flow meter. would like $200 for the ECU (tested, works fine) and $85 for the AFM both...
• ECU Question.... Same ECU in a 1987 as in a 1990 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 25 May 2005 13:52:24 -0700
  ...Is the ECU in a 1987 the same as in the 1990? Thanks Kevin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources...
• Re: 025 906 021 C 1.9 ECU question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:27:55 -0400
  That looks just like the ECU on my '84. When I did a parts search, I found it listed as an '84 Digijet ECU...
• Re: Vanagon Starts, Dies....Fix Coming Soon?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:15:52 -0500
  David Dustan wrote: > <snip> Tonight we found the wiring to the ECU was fine but removed it from the bulkhead under the seat and...
• Re: Digitool Availability - COST
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:35:37 -0600
  The need to solder onto the ECU is the one aspect of the Digitool that gives me pause. I gather that the ECU connector...
• Re: [F] Good source for an ECU for an '85 GL Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:43:45 -0700
  ...Re: [F] Good source for an ECU for an '85 GL Westy? >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:54:42 -0700 > >chmod 666 ECU...
• Re: More ECU questions
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:25:52 -0800
  I have a dash mounted digi-tool so I can monitor the ecu inputs. My O2 sensor input has .5 default until the O2...
• Re: 022D computer in 1983 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:13:54 -0500
  John I have read that there is others selling the chip for the 022D ECU BUT I can tell you that I tested the...
• ECU Rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 22:32:32 -0600
  Just replaced the ECU in my 86 Westy with a used one from a wrecked 86 weekender. The parts person at the VW dealer...
• The two throttle valve switches
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:18:44 -0700
  ...They are wired in parallel and both connected through one single wire to Pin 4 of the ECU. So how does the ECU know...
• Re.: 87 Vanagon hesitation continues
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:18:46 -0400
  ...I have a Bosch ECU # 0 261 200 065 (810) DF VW # 025 906 022 >From disconnected 02 sensor cable (green coax) to ECU...
• '87 ECU mysteries
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 14:59:29 -0800
  ...So I sent my ECU to Darrell. Mechanic says his scope says no change with the Darrellized ECU. So I get one from a...
• Re: ECU Cuts Out & Kills Engine
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:54:58 -0800
  I bet if you open up that ECU you'll find some cracked solder joints that have gone intermittent. Probably best to re-flow...
• Update on my ecu issues
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Apr 2023 08:46:45 -0700
  First I have to say again, this last week after my work on the ecu last weekend…the van ran sweetly. I mean I...
• Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 14:13:11 -0700
  ...since there appeared to be a short between the ECU circuit board metal frame, and this ground path trace in the ECU circuit board...
• Braindead 1.9
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 06:37:45 -0400
  ...So now I seek an ecu. It appears that original ecu was made by Bosch, which my limited understanding suggests may be the preferred...
• Re: '87 ECU mysteries
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 18:33:27 -0700
  ...Power loss, some hesitation. > > So I sent my ECU to Darrell. Mechanic says his scope says no change > with the Darrellized ECU. > > So I...