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ECU
Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 13:45:32 -0700
...My ECU is labeled BOSCH 0 261 200 284, DIGIFANT I, DF1, 025 906 022 D. I was told that this is for the...
alternator to ignition coil???
Historical mailing list - van man
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:33:21 -0800
Hi, Ive been having intermittent starting problems on my 87 digifant. today it died again at work and i didnt have my voltmeter with...
Re: Engine Conversion MPG Question
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:03:36 -0400
I wanted to add , I a 1997 ABA Jetta 1.8 digifant II, I'm using a digitool that Darrell Boheler makes and I...
Re: Coolant pipes replacement
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:42:57 -0700
...First, the Digifant series > has plastic tubes which would be comparable, in heat loss, to rubber > hoses. > Second, even if you lost some cooling...
Re: Spare ECU
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:36:29 -0600
...Bereil will confirm that most Bosch Digifant ECU's have serious cracks in the circuit boards and he was kind enough to tackle the...
Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:39:43 -0500
...I'd like to know of experiences with a ECU power chip for the 2.1 Digifant vanagons. I have heard about these, what...
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Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:25:01 -0400
...https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/836852.jpg I already installed a Neuspeed cam/adjustable gear and Digifant 2 chip. It bumps the...
Re: Pig Tail for early vans?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:07:59 -0700
...Air-cooled: AFM system >> 1.9 waterboxer: Digijet >> 2.1 waterboxer: Digifant >> >> Jim My mistake... AFC, not AFM. See fuel section of your Bentley...
Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:27:48 -0700
How did you ever trace something like that down? Don Hanson On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Mike Collum <collum@myfairpoint...
Brain dead '87 HELP!!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 20:09:28 -0500 (EST)
...8-( If anyone out there in Vanagonland has or knows of a brain for a late '86 thru '9? Vanagon (Digifant) I desperately need...
Re: timing settings...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:24:41 -0800
...Though I just realized my timing instructions were for the digifant engine. Looking at the Bentley for the digijet, you are correct - the idle...
Re: can 85 westy pull boat?
Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
Sat, 24 Mar 2001 08:05:55 -0800
Yes? My 82 diesel to inlline 4 digifant with the diesel gearing pulls my 85 ski nautique competiion ski boat. It weighs close to...
Re: doing a compression check
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:19:07 +0000
...fuel pump,ignition and injectors just by removing power from the Digifant Control Module. There is no need to inject oil into a cylinder...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:39:30 -0500
...My 88 Digifant distributor had the trigger wheel attached to the shaft and would NOT come off. It was not easy, but I got...
Re: hot chip
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:49:05 +0000
...least one list member tried a > performance chip (022D) in the Digifant ECU. Then there is this: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-VANAGON...
ZZZap!! Dead in the road (ECU Schematic wanted)
Historical mailing list - -------------
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:01:32 -0400
...Does anyone have a schematic for the Digifant ECU? JOE. W
Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 15 May 2013 10:03:20 -0700
I agree, a Digifant Inline VW 1.8 can be a fairly easy swap for a guy at home to replace his waterboxer. It...
FS: nearly new Digifant 022D ECU
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 00:12:34 EDT
I still have my Digifant ECU for the 2.1L Vanagon for sale. It is made in 1995. �It is the 022D version of...
Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor tips needed, broken O2 sensor cause backfire?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 05:26:44 -0700
...Everything afterwards is Digifant. Z --- Travers Fenton <fenton_travers@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Double barrel questions. > > Part I: > How can I remove the Oxygen(O2...
Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:56:29 -0500
...Monday, January 19, 2009, 9:30 AM The Merkur XR4Ti (funky German Ford) uses the same basic air meter as Digifant. The difference is...
Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:06:13 -0700
...http://www.teglerizer.com/fi/megasquirt/ms_parts_defined.jpg I imagine the controller on the Vanagon Digifant ECU uses a FET to control...
Re: Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:11 -0400
...Has anyone replaced the distributor assembly in a 2.1 syncro digifant? > Where did you get your part? I got a quote for a...
Ground strap on air flow sensor
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 16:33:21 -0800
>From the gopher concerning the Digifant-Diagnosis-Checks: > 6) Connect a ground from the metal part of the air box to the > empty 6mm...
digifant f.i.
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:00:44 EST
Hi all. Now my 86GL is running funky. Will run with oxy sensor disconnected till it warms up then starts runnig funky with it...
Re: engine conversion question...
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:41:42 -0400
I love my 2.O Digifant.....when this motor goes....it will be a trip to the junkyard and not to the bank. Not...
Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:35:41 -0600
...I don't think the Digijet,or Digifant would be able to handle the correct volume of fluid required to make the engine run...
some really simple questions
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Fri, 23 May 2008 14:04:02 -0400
...1987 Syncro Is it for sure a Digifant? If not, how do I ID what I have? Idle stabilizer: Bentley, and this list provide...
cheap fuel pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 13 May 1998 09:59:24 -0700
...Typical pressures in the Vanagon are under 40 psi, so this gauge is adequate for the Digijet and Digifant systems (some FI systems run...
Re: NVC Fox fuel management system
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:48:12 -0400
...http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=71 The 93 should be EFI, and no surprise it's Digifant. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Re: Computerized Gauge Setup
Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 08:56:44 -0800
Is the VW digifant/Digijet system OBD compatible? If so, where is the connector to interface the OBD computer to the vehicle computer? Where...
Re: High Altitude Problems -'90 WBX
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:03:04 -0600
...John Klun "Forhan, Thomas" wrote: > > > Can the Digifant system be reset for high altitude operations? > > I thought there was supposed to be altitude correction...
fuel pump insulation??
Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
Sun, 3 Jul 2005 10:22:41 -0700
Hi, This morning I replaced the fuel pump on my 87 digifant. The old pump was a Pierburg pump. The pieburg is FAR narrower...
2.5 litre upgrade kit
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Dec 1995 00:34:33 -0500
...Probably not practical. > >Regarding seting up the Digifant, The Digifant will compensate. The >response may not be that great during warm-up, but once...
Re: Digifart MAF question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:47:43 -0400
...106 > > just to add some clarification to the orginal post the Digifant II system > does not use a MAF (mass air flow sensor). it...
Re: Vanagon and VW Rabbit
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 9 Jan 2019 16:42:12 -0500
...Thankfully the Vanagons used the Digijet and Digifant systems which are electronic. These CIS systems were very ingenious in the way they controlled fuel...
Re: Flashing Coolant Light
Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:02:25 +1000
Dear Russell, Six months ago I had exactly the same symptoms with my 1992 Syncro which has an MV series 2.1 litre Digifant...
1.8 litre help
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 1 May 2022 00:26:50 -0500
...I believe 1.8s are digifant. Anybody out there familiar with this issue? Thanks in advance Jeff in Winnipeg
Re: Fuel Tank Replaced..
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 4 Apr 2016 21:01:39 -0700
...I don't *see* that note for Digifant but it's there for air cooled and Digijet. Scott: good to know of alternative to...
Re: Cold start valve
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:15:16 -0700
Depends on the version of Digifant harness. In later years the idle control gets power from the Fuel Pump relay so it only buzzes...
Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:31:03 -0700
...I might try measuring a 2.1 Digifant which is likely similar enough. Mark Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Hi mark, > > You're sure right...
Re: ECU q's
Historical mailing list
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:25:31 -0500 (EST)
...The 1983.5 to 1985 vans use an ECU for their Digijet fuel injection that is significantly different than the 1986-1991 Digifant equipped...
Re: Hanging wire...
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:18:48 +0200
...wire and a yellow single female connector hanging loose underneath the >digifant control unit relay box (on the driver side). it goes into the...
Re: Another coil fire
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 16 Oct 2000 22:43:32 -0400
At 20:14 10/16/2000, Dana Morphew wrote: >The coil on the type RV Digifant2 engine I just bought had a secondary >resistance...
Re: Engine runs no differently with idle stablizer removed...
Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 10:53:19 -0700
...digijet or digifant i.e. 1.9L or 2.1L > or 2.0L............ digijet 1.9 . i know without data from the sensor > the...
Re: Electrical nightmare!
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 13:32:05 EST
...Be especially mindful of the mother nodes, G1 And G2, which are holding sway within the realm of the Digifant wiring harness. George
Any `86-90 Vanagon owners in Cental Georgia?
Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
Mon, 18 Aug 2003 17:40:17 -0700
I'm having a bear of a time T/S'ing my hesitation prob and would like to know if there are any Digifant...
Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 11:06:59 -0400
...the record, you can see this guy used the original > Vanagon digifant fuel system. He even kept the AFM in the > original spot. I...
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:47:46 -0500
...Stuff that all Vanagon Digifant owners should know to do ?? > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta...
Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 11 May 2017 15:08:12 -0400
...I found the exact Kaehler part at Autozone by searching for "Kaehler Digifant Relay". I will report back when it comes in tomorrow. The...
Re: Digifant Fuel Injection
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:49:43 -0700
...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:54 AM Subject: Digifant Fuel Injection > Firstly - Deke Rivers post - Subject: Increased Idle Speed with AC...
Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
Historical mailing list - Dave
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 14:32:12 -0500
I have an 87 Vanagon 2.1 (digifant) and need some help with the fuel/electrical system. I have been able to further isolate...
Re: Octane requirements
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:30:52 -0400
...Cars with knock sensors (which Digifant does not have -- I think Digifant II may) can be adjusted to run optimally with premium but retard...
Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 16:53:02 -0700
...1.9L tranny CV VC digifant ECU SVX FLAPS OEM speedo doka ATF...
emissions inspection failure(Utah)
Historical mailing list - john silverman
Wed, 9 Jun 1999 13:47:45 -0600
...He's also concerned that there may be a problem inthe digifant brain. Any other thoughts? Thanks...John
Read before getting a new ECU for your vanagon!!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 12:29:36 PDT
...two weeks time, he even added a cable to add a Digifant tool later. A lot cheaper than $700 dollars. It is easy to...
Re: Westy mechanical training.....
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 7 Sep 2002 14:36:20 -0600
...1) Filling and bleeding the coolant system (Bill Kasper a natural for this) 2) Digifant system - Where everything is located 3) Bypassing sensors in...
Re: I need advice/help - Elecrical
Historical mailing list - Doug
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 15:35:16 -0500
...For some reason, I'm not getting power to the ECU. '88 Carat, Digifant, with some jury-rigging done to the wiring in the...
Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:19:45 -0800
...Who will spearhead the effort to redesign the Digifant ECU? > Why work from scratch when all the heavy lifting has been done already? Build...
Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:35:46 -0700
...The Golf is a Digifant II based system that will give you 102 or 105hp (depends on if you have a single or dual...
Re: glad to meet you
Historical mailing list - Joe Volpe
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:15:59 -0500
...Digifant ll is similar to Vanagon Digifant with the exception of an idle stabilazation control relay . > >Digifant ll incorporates all control functions in one...