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• Re: Vanagon (Digifant ) ECU 2.1 MV
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 2 May 2009 16:12:31 -0400
  ...Hope this helps, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Dave Arthur wrote: > Question does this ECU have 'memory' in it that records...
• fuel pump rely problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:02:55 EST
  Thanks to all that helped me, I finally found the problem!!!! It was the ground for the ECU inside the van it was slightly...
• Did everyone get there ECU Chip?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 10:37:51 -1000
  I was one of the first to order the ECU chip and I STILL WAITING, and you??? Robert claims he sent it out on...
• '88 Vanagon ECU
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stanford
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:16:13 EST
  I have the ECU from my '88 vanagon wolfsburg for sale. It was working fine up until I converted to a Tiico engine. the...
• digifant ECU pin numbering
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 18:15:26 -0600
  Volks, Can someone tell me how the pins on the ECU connector are numbered on my 91 GL. I have been trying to trouble...
• BUCKING maybe solved ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 23:25:07 -0800
  ...I have changed the ECU this time. Normally I only changed one thing and went for a ride. If it bucked, I changed the...
• Re: Starting problems with 88 Vanagon, WIKI problems too
  Historical mailing list - Khalad S. Goheer
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:20:49 -0400
  ...You mentioned of two relays, one that controls the ECU and the other Fuel pump. I have previously replaced the Fuel pump relay (stamped...
• Re: [Syncro] Need 2.1 WBX ECU in the bay area
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:45:04 -0700
  ...Putting in a different (used) ECU completely took carte of it. >> >> I never opened up that bad ECU, but suspect it was a case...
• Re: 84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - David F.
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:03:55 -0400
  ...84 Westy ECU woes & JC Whitney > > > > My mechanic says the ECU is dead in my 84 1.9L wasserboxer. Prices in my > > part of...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:15:34 -0400
  ...Bad engine > grounds -- sensor is grounded through exhaust system to engine, then to ECU > pin 19 from engine head. ECU also grounded to body...
• Re: Where do I stick this?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:31:14 -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: 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston Jr
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:10:22 -0700
  ...Using the Bentley, checked voltage to each injector (one at a time) and found every check between the ECU and injectors to be good...
• Bad AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Mon, 6 May 2002 21:01:05 -0500
  ...I suspect bad AFW measured pins 6 and 17 at ECU harness and pin 3 & 4 at AFM 554 ohms pins 17 &21 at...
• Re: ECU schematic
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 16:20:31 -0400
  ...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: I need advice/help - Elecrical
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:02:10 -0700
  ...Only have Start signal from ECU. no Pwr. > According to the Bentley, power should come from the ignition switch. > Swapped out ign. switch with...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:53:59 -0700
  ...The o2 sensor needs a clean and true ground or it will mislead the ECU into misadjusting the mixture. Mark Todd Last wrote: > Does...
• Re: '90 GL dying at idle
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:57 -0600
  Have you tried tapping on your ECU? I just went through this with a friend's Syncro. His van would do the same, just...
• 89 MYSTERY problem!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:20:18 -0700
  ...Every time the ECU is powered on, it ignores the O2 sensor for a short while. How long it ignores it depends on various...
• Re: short, sudden, recuring loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 02:31:32 +0000
  ...What finally cured it was swapping out the ECU. According to Darrell Boehler ( midwesty@midwest.net ) the giveaway is the instant drop of indicated...
• Re: [Syncro] Need 2.1 WBX ECU in the bay area
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:54:53 -0700
  ...Putting in a different (used) ECU completely took carte of it. > > I never opened up that bad ECU, but suspect it was a case...
• ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:43:11 +0200
  ...Did you check if connecting O2 sensor affected them at all? > > I wonder if the European ECU's know what to do with the...
• Re: Jetta Power Supply relay questions (Vanagon conversion) PIC of wiring diagram.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:19:20 -0700
  ...I understand it supplies power to the ECU. But you've raised a good question. Does an ECU typically need power (from 50 connection...
• Fuel Pump stays on..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:27:45 EST
  ...The ECU controls the ground for the fuel pump relay. A tach signal to the ECU keeps the fuel pump relay grounded. I was...
• Re: Running rich.....me too
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:47:05 -0700
  ...Then, use your Bentley to do the ECU pin test--you can check > every electronic component of the FI system (except the ECU...) from...
• ECU
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 20:00:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...The address I used is jarnott@ordenet.org Thanks for the offer of your ECU. Several questions. Numbers on mine are 0280 000 501...
• 022D ECU ?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:24:11 -0700
  I am trying to determine if my ECU is the 022D required for the chip upgrade. I just pulled it out and looked at...
• Looking for known good used 2.1l ECUs
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:37:30 -0400
  I am looking for some known good used 2.1l Vanagon ECUs. If you have one sitting around and want to get rid of...
• tape...or not too tape???
  Historical mailing list - Sparky Bartee
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 17:03:15 -0400
  ...KEEP THEM COOLER....ALSO POSSIBLE PLACING SOME HEAT SHIELDING BETWEEN THE ECU AND THE FRONT OF THE FIREWALL.....WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK...WHAT...
• Re: 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 16:06:41 -0500
  --------------------- Hi Kay, This looks more like an ECU all the time. There is one wire from the ECU pin 19 to the left engine...
• Re: Internal Pictures of ECU's and ISCU's
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:03:12 +0200
  ...Yep, interesting and pretty accurate observation... > > tinker man wrote: > > >Hello again, > > > >In this never ending saga of analyzing the various versions of ECU's...
• Re: No Juice to ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:50:34 -0800
  Check the ECU relay. Andrew 1984 Westy "Speed Bump" 1996 VW Jetta Trek "Little Beep" (the wife's car) --- van man <vannman99@YAHOO.COM...
• Re: ECU: 022D vs 022X vs 022DX ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 19:36:52 -0800
  ...There are 3 different ECUs that work with the 2.1 Digifant. Triumph-Adler Digifant Bosch -022 Bosch -022D I don't care as...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:47:05 -0400
  ...Mixture is controlled by fuel pressure regulator, injectors, injector timing/drive from ECU, AFM, AFM decoding in ECU. I'm guessing at intermittent in...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:50:30 -0700
  ...But the tape on the ecu note the results. Ab > On Mar 31, 2020, at 4:17 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox...
• Re: dumb question dept
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 21:05:01 -0500
  ...Disconnect connector from ECU along with connectors from Temp Sensor II and Ignition Control module (pinouts are marked on that connector). On my '84...
• FS: Many parts-Must go...Best offer...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 23:13:56 EDT
  (My van has its front suspension removed and in on blocks...money needed for new parts) Bosch (SAME MODEL NUMBER AS VW ECU) ECU...
• Re: are there any dead ECUs?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:37:32 -0400
  ...are there any dead ECUs? > I'm kind of wanting to experiment around with a dead > ECU for one of our beloved vans...type...
• Re: Intermittent starting problem and temp II
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:07:16 -0800
  One white wire is for the ECU and the other is for the ICU. Both are needed. Page 97.105-(track 21) ECU and...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:45:11 -0400
  ...strange, i have a 2.1L in the shop without ECU, and that pump did buzz... But by the book, your are right! i...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Jun 2016 12:34:47 -0700
  ...The fuel pump relay is energized via a > switched ground from the ecu. > > In my later (latest?) edition of Bentley the ecu relay is...
• Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:04:25 -0700
  Interestingly, the two switches connect to the same pair of wires that go back to the ECU. So, this pair is "shorted" by the...
• ECU p/n what does it fit?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 18 May 2002 16:53:56 -0400
  I have kept a spare ECU I found at a boneyard a few years ago, and have no idea what VW it fits...any...
• A few good ECu's for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 06:04:07 -0500
  ...All aircooled ECU's Pmail your needs and location and i will give price....... Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey...
• Re: ECU and Throttle Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 03:18:08 -0400
  At 01:44 8/4/2004, you wrote: >into the engine that was being wasted? Or does the ECU keep the fuel >flow to...
• 2.1 waterboxer engine for sale + ECU/wiring/etc.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:45:49 -0400
  ...Complete engine $500, also available with ECU, un-cut wiring harness, AFM and airbox, fuel pump, etc. for extra $. Located in western MD, about...
• Re: Totally Dead in Niagara Falls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 20:52:30 -0400
  ...Inspect and clean ECU connector contacts with contact spray. If no joy, do the ECU harness ohmmeter tests in Bentley. Hang in there, this...
• Re: ...chip questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 08:09:48 EST
  >> What is this ECU chip you guys are talking about? Was it a onetime purchase? It was a group purchase done by me, that...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:25:15 -0700
  ...The ECU then > runs > >the pump for a few seconds to bring up the fuel pressure in > anticipation > >of engine starting. From that point...
• Re: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 01:27:47 -0400
  ...Welding on Van - ECU consequences? I always disconnect battery and ecu. I worry about high frequency stuff making mischief during welding the van. I...
• Problem Solved! was: Van Dies, Relays clicking...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:00:57 EST
  ...So I decided to install my digitool equiped ECU ala Darrell to see if I could figure anything out this way. After installing my...
• Re: I need advice/help - Elecrical
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:11:19 -0500
  The power for the ignition and the ECU goes from the ignition switch, into a connector at the fuse box, then out through another...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700
  On the Bentley manual the #1 terminal is connected to the ECU's pin #25. This pin is a current source controlled by the...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 19:45:30 -0500
  ...8130 ohms, forming a voltage divider at the junction which the ECU reads. The voltage at that point becomes Vecu = (five volts x Rsender...
• REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:07:59 -0700
  ...and has the correct ecu, (025 906 022D!) > REPOST!!! > I've successfully completed our first ECU chip upgrade (022d ECU's > ONLY!) along withinstallation...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome-ish when wet...help
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 10:38:43 +0200
  ...This ECU sits in front of the dash, below the windshield, on the outside. They replaced my ECU and wires, and now it runs...
• Re: [Syncro] ECU Testers for sale- proceeds to PIF Fund. "digitool"
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:23:48 -0800
  ...86-91 ECU: 160387124266 83-85 ECU: 160387124659 if you have any questions, please email me. -Matt WetWesties List Admin "may the four winds...
• Re: '91 Carat - Int. No Start - Fuel Pump Relays?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 07:32:28 -0800
  ...This one is the ECU power relay. The other relay is the fuel pump relay and turns on/off whenever the ECU tells it...
• Re: O2 Sensor Wire
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:49:32 -0600
  ...I ran it from the ECU > connector > along the outside of the loom to the engine bay. > > ��� Regardless of all my D.I.Y...
• Re: Clicking noise from my ECU!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 03:03:41 -0500
  ...Clicking noise from my ECU! > So, I was working on my leaky rear heater last night and fired up the bus. > While the engine...
• EV ECU needed
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:24:51 -0700
  ...I have a friend working on a '95 EV that needs a new ECU. Siemens- VW Part number 023 906 024L - supercedes to VW...