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  • On being well grounded
    Historical mailing list - John Haddad
    Fri, 8 Jun 2001 20:32:56 -0400
    All, I have a Digijet setup which I've been testing for a surging idle (up down, up down, etc.). When I go through...
  • How much life in a Factory Rebuild
    Historical mailing list - C B
    Fri, 25 May 2007 12:16:54 -0700
    ...Probably a 2.1, although she still has digijet EC as far as I can tell. Judging from the receipts, it ran poorly. By...
  • Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:16:31 -0700
    ...The European Digijets didn't even have one -- > couldn't, because they were still using leaded gas. And I drove Dutiful > Passage ('84 Westy...
  • Cardboard air deflectors
    Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
    Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:57:15 -0300
    ...material hold up to the elements? Any increase noise? comments? List members, any othert material attempted? JGS 1984 Westy 1.9 Digijet (Bleu Schtroumpf)
  • failed TX emission test
    Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
    Sat, 12 Aug 2006 13:40:34 -0500
    ...The van is an '85 with a newly rebuilt 2.1 wbx (with < 10000 miles on it) and Digijet FI (with a Vanagain high...
  • Re: Idle goes to 1,800 in Park
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:28:36 -0700
    ...1 fuel injection system ? or does it still use 1.9 Digijet into which a 2.1 long block has been installed ? two different...
  • Re: Woody's digitool / digijet running rich
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Fri, 24 Dec 1999 07:50:26 -0600
    ...Coil led indicates the coil is being pulsed by the distributor and ignition module digijet and by the distributor ecu on vanagon digifant. Fi...
  • Re: New to the list w/ some questions
    Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
    Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:33:23 -0800
    ...New to the list w/ some questions >Hello everyone, > I am the happy owner of an 85 GL Digijet, and I just signed on...
  • Re: books
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:23:08 -0400
    ...Haynes has better descriptions for amateur mechanics, but is a bit shaky on the 1.9l digijet system since 1.9l in Europe were...
  • Re: O2 Sensor Wire
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:29:11 -0500
    ...part number for the shielded green wire for a 1.9L Digijet O2 sensor? > > Lately I've been getting some really funky readings on...
  • Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 2
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:07:37 -0800
    ...California Fuel System Digijet Digijet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ECU - Exchange CU 118 X CU 118 X Injection Valve 0 280 150 206 0 280 150 206 Injection...
  • Re: wiring harness, stalling
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 11 Jun 1997 23:37:52 -0700
    ...My understanding is that the harness works with digifant fuel injection systems but not necessary with digijet systems. As a result I have a...
  • Re: 85 Digijet Help (Answer?)
    Historical mailing list - Rick Beecroft
    Mon, 1 Dec 1997 23:40:12 PST
    My 83.5 had exactly the problems decribed(idle surging and little or no power off the line). I was lucky enough to have...
  • Re: Top end problems, 2liter motor
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Sat, 23 Sep 2000 07:16:37 -0500
    ...If you use a vanagon digijet or Cal vanagon L-jetronic air cooled ignition system it will put your timing more where it needs...
  • Re: Digijet timing
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 07:33:16 EDT
    HI all, On the question of ignition timing I would urge you to use caution when advancing the timing past specs. When the timing...
  • Re: Smoke & mirrors ? ebay 1.9 euro spec ecu
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:00:02 EST
    ...From my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage > ECU, Eurospec, Digijet, 025 906 021 E - $395.00 CND Cheers...
  • Re: York, PA area - Digitool
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:13:10 -0400
    ...Digifant ('86 & later) fuel injection system and your '84 has the Digijet (assuming factory setup). I can show you how it works on my...
  • Re: need some ID on parts
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 28 May 2003 22:23:00 -0400
    ...Assuming 1.9l with Digijet, the box is the idle speed stabilizer. There are 2 versions, one green one black. They activate at different...
  • Re: 2.1 fits right in
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:45:12 -0800
    ...I know that the Digijet injection from the 1.9 will work but what all needs to be changed to make this swap complete...
  • Re: Weird bucking
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Thu, 29 Jan 2004 13:53:55 -0800
    This is an '84 with digijet injection... just the simple idle stabilizer circuit... not your fancy expensive one. I did that a while ago...
  • Re: Air flow meter
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:45:07 -0400
    ...The new AFM was worth the cost. (This was for an '85 Digijet.) Justin Wolfe <wolfe@LISAIUS.COM> on 07/27/2001 09:43...
  • Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 28 May 2011 19:26:14 -0700
    ...the Bus Depot single round Euro headllights ...a rebuil trans, a rebult 2.1 wbxr engine, and running on 1.9 Digijet fuel injection...
  • Re: fuel injector hose
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:17:12 PST
    ...fits directly on a fuel injector? This is a 1.9 digijet > system. I thought I saw posted, sometime ago, that this was a...
  • IT IS MY name and IF you want it BUY IT FROM ME!!!! or Else....
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:30:54 -0500
    ...variety of fonts and models that suit both the Digifant and Digijet ECU's. All "e"'s are shipped via IPS (Imaginary Parcel Service...
  • Re: Engine power loss (need help)
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:43:09 -0700
    ...I > have an '84 Westy Automatic 1.9L Digijet Injection. > > Here are they symptoms: > - Idles fine > - Accelerates at about 1/2 of normal rate...
  • Re: Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:38:56 -0500
    I would start with a fresh 1.9l that has the compression ratio of 7.6 and the HP Digijet ECU--wait, that is...
  • Cold idle mystery
    Historical mailing list - Mike D.
    Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:37:39 -0700
    ...I've gone through the Bently and done most of the electrical digijet diagnostics (resistances of temp senders when cold and hot, etc.) without...
  • Re: Identifying ECUs
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sat, 2 Aug 2008 19:29:48 -0400
    ...Says "Digijet" on it. > > I presume the two are swappable, given that they have the same part > number. But I want to make sure...
  • Re: Catalytic converter
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Fri, 29 Jun 2001 21:12:03 +0000
    ...Remember that the digijet system is a closed loop system. If all other components are functioning within spec, the cat won't make much...
  • Re: WBX Mods Graph
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Sun, 3 Jun 2001 04:34:44 -0500
    ...Mark Ingalls Nebraska 75 Beetle 85 Vanagon with a Digijet Digitool on the shelf (waiting for warmer weather, in case I zap something) _________________________________________________________________ Get...
  • 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
    Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
    Sat, 9 Feb 2002 21:32:01 -0500
    Hi, The van has been surging for a certain time now. I checked for vaccuum leaks and found that the gasket between the throttle...
  • Re: I got: 025 906 021C, what did I get?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:28:44 -0700
    ...then) Made in Germany > 4. TA (logo) (then) Triumph-Adler > 5. DIGIJET > > (The only possible error in the list above is that at #3...
  • Re: How does Digifant work?
    Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
    Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:36:45 -0500
    Both Digijet and Digifant are implementations of Bosch's L-Jetronic system. For more information on them, I found "Bosch Fuel Injection Systems" (ISBN...
  • Re: fuel pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:43:14 -0800
    ...also work for any fuel rail FI system that VW has (Digijet, Digifant I + II and Motronic). These gauges go to 11BAR (160PSI) and...
  • Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:56:03 -0600
    ...Be careful on digifont versus digijet. > > Put a fuel filter BEFORE the fuel filter. > > Use synthetic oil and correct-vanagon oil filter. > > Set up...
  • Vacuum Retard
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 6 May 2002 11:05:33 -0400
    OK, digijet tuners. I have been running 3 to 5 BTDC initial timing in the past with my old 1.9l engine. I am...
  • Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:41:58 -0400
    ...After arriving in Virginia, I swapped in a Euro 2.1 "Digijet" ECU (performance ECU for 1.9s) which doesn't accept an O2...
  • Re: 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Eats Water Pumps
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 5 Sep 1996 11:59:12 -0400
    ...to euro spec, 1st disconnect o2 sensor(digifant/digijet) and plug together idle stabilizer(digijet).I reset the ign timing to approx 10 deg...
  • 85 westi engine questions
    Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
    Mon, 22 Sep 1997 22:54:41 -0700
    ...1L engine? (I believe this would require a switch from a digijet to a digifant.) How much would this cost? Has any list member...
  • Re: WTB Rebuildable 1.9 Vanagon Engine
    Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
    Fri, 31 Jul 1998 07:15:40 -0700
    Gary, The 1.9 is water-cooled It is a Digijet. The 88 2.1 is a Digifant. I'm not sure the Digifant...
  • Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
    Historical mailing list - "Charles Barnes (by way of Derek Drew )"
    Wed, 5 May 1999 12:58:55 -0400
    ...BOSCH DIGIJET Ignition: ELECTRONIC Emissions: US FED Symptoms: No Start ____________________________________________________________ oK HERE WE GO ,eNGINE RUNS ROUGH & SMOKES W/FUEL PUMP DISCONNECTED WILL NOT...
  • Re: My first problem on the road
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 2 Nov 2000 14:23:54 -0800
    On the 1.9 Digijet FI there is an electrically heated "cold start" air valve located on top of the right cylinder head. It...
  • FW: Vanagon Syndrome
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:23:21 -0700
    ...The question is, it describes my problem exactly, but I have a 84 w/ Digijet. Does the part still work/apply to my engine...
  • Engine Question...
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:58:20 -0700
    ...At least 91 octane, right? Especially with stock Digijet controls, from 1985 model year. I don't want to have to go to new...
  • Re: ANOTHER TIP FOR MORE POWER FROM YOUR STOCK MOTOR
    Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
    Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:09:34 -0500
    ...ANOTHER TIP FOR MORE POWER FROM YOUR STOCK MOTOR Hey digijet gang, water cooled 1.9 L only I have tried to help those...
  • Re: Baffled - still no spark
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
    Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:55:23 -0500
    ...zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > > > Hi to all, > > > > Working on this 1984 Digijet 1.9 system. > > Got 12V at the Coil. > > Changed; Coil, Distributor, Computer...
  • Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
    Historical mailing list - Mike D.
    Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:05:52 -0800
    ...The ISV is out of the circuit. > >Regards, > >John Rodgers >88 GL Driver The original discussion was about my van a 1985 w/digijet...
  • '89 Auto 2.1 Digijet stalling when pulling away (sometimes).
    Historical mailing list - Jamie Bowen
    Mon, 9 Sep 2002 15:18:00 +0100
    I have recently aquired my van, and have already had great times camping around the UK in it. I am preparing to go on...
  • Re: Followup to last month's "Thar I was"
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:35:58 -0800
    ...One of these days I'll try running my 2.1 waterboxer engine in 85 weekender on the 1.9 digijet fuel system, and...
  • Re: Love that Digitool!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:14:00 -0800
    ...I also make > an adapter for people with digijets and digifant systems so you can plug a > digijet digitool to an adapter then to...
  • 86 syncro running cool
    Historical mailing list - Gary Thaxter
    Sun, 22 Nov 1998 18:34:13 -0500
    ...My 85 (digijet) pumps out the heat like a furnace, I am used to working on it. The 86 (digifant) is still new to...
  • FAQs-I like it!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Tue, 19 Jan 1999 14:03:51 -0500
    ...O2 sensor, temp I/II sensors, ground straps, stuttering, mention Digifant/Digijet tool) [Darrell, this one has your name written on it] * paint/rust...
  • Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:28:15 -0700
    Air-cooled AFC: .6-.7mm (023-.028 in) Bentley 28.3 and 28.9 Water-cooled digijet: .7+.1mm (.028+.004 in.) Bentley 28...
  • Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
    Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
    Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:59:49 -0700
    ...troubleshooting is > unhook the bloody thing! The deepens mystery. So: 1. Digijet van hates idling, dies shortly after starting. Sometimes has flat spot when...
  • Digi- WHAT ??
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Sep 2006 02:48:32 +0000
    ...not cuz I'm Irish!) But what is a digifan or digijet??? This thread has been slipping into recent conversation and I feel left...
  • Re: Anyone Tested a 2.1 AFM on 1.9 Digijet?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:40:44 -0700
    ...Since I'd be carrying > parts and tools from home to this Vanagon, adapting my spare 2.1 AFM > to his Digijet engine may...
  • Re: Looking for an 86-up instrument cluster w/tach
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 2 Feb 2014 09:17:36 -0800
    ...work/time/frustration of dealing with the foil) to my '84/Digijet. Is there a write-up for the "30 minute install"? AKA, where...
  • Re: fuel injector hose
    Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
    Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:12:31 -0500
    ...fits directly on a fuel injector? This is a 1.9 digijet system. I thought I saw posted, sometime ago, that this was a...
  • Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly
    Historical mailing list - d t
    Sun, 31 Oct 1999 18:49:57 MST
    ...warned before buying it at 1/3rd the cost) mentions both Digijet and the more advanced (and recent) Digifant engine control systems. How can...
  • More stuff I found.
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:17:49 -0600
    ...It is mostly good for Vanagon's from 83 to 85.5, in that it covers the Digijet injection system. A lot of good...