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Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:27:30 -0700
...want to bolt it into an '84 Adventurewagen. > > Questions: > > 1.) fuel system? Digifant, right? Go scare up an '86 or later Vanagon > and take...
On Westfalia Air Conditioning
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 30 Sep 2002 03:23:54 EDT
...I mounted the stock Vanagon AC system from an '85 passenger van. I moved the evaporator a little closer to the front cabin, modified...
Re: Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:36:57 -0400
...Vehicle > is a stock '90 Westy, stock 2.1L w/Digifant, automatic transmission. Work > just done: Set of rebuilt injectors installed, new Bilsteins in...
Re: � � � New conversion site for your perusal
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 02:38:03 EDT
...Jetronic system, as I build the turbo system. I found the flow on the 3A head to be impressively better than the digifant head...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:40:30 -0700
...Vanagon 2.1 Digifant only. This is the original version 1.0, built by Daryll Boehler http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon/DigiTool/ Mark...
2.5 Litre Big Motors From Brian
Historical mailing list
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 11:47:42 -0500
...No problem! >Bosch Digifant injection system i believe, it has to be "retuned" to meet the >bigger engines mixture-needs, BAS doesn't do...
Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure - Not
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:59:40 -0700
...Since this engine has an old school Haltech engine > management system on it instead of the Digifant, many of the usual > Vanagon issues might...
Re: Hard starting when cold 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:09:24 -0800
...I'm >>pretty familiar with how the Digifant FI is supposed to work and >>have checked the temperature 2 sensor and idle control systems...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome is it also known as Digifant Disease, maybe?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:36:23 -0600
...I have been > thinking this popping is due mainly to an exhaust system crack near the > head pipe junction...but now that I think...
Re: [vanagon] TIICO. Exhaust solved, now timing.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 11:09:51 -0700
...If it is user adjustable light the Digifant II systems, you have to remove the coolant sensor plug to the computer, loosen the 13mm...
Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome Friday
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 10:04:26 -0700
...That's what *I* thnk about digifant and it's silly ground system... > > Happy motoring! > Steve > '86 Westy >
Jump tach needle, 85 with Digifant
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sat, 2 Jul 2016 17:45:25 -0700
...The Digifant modifies the timing curve based on coolant temp so >>> part of the procedure is to disconnect the temp 2 sensor to go...
Re: Ok...still running rich problem....
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:00:15 -0500
...Hey all, I am still having problems of a rich running condition on my digifant fuel injection. These are the things i have tried...
Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
Sun, 6 Mar 2005 21:29:10 -0800
...Raise the CR, or run boost, reduce coolant system related parasitic losses. There are ways to mitigate the lower fuel mileage. Besides the down...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:20:23 -0700
...the 025 and the 037? Are they interchangeable in an '89 Digifant system? They 'look' identical. Thx Patrick Spragge 1989 Westfalia w/2.1...
Re: Found motor for Swap,(reply, 2.0,supercharged)
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Wed, 6 May 1998 03:17:36 EDT
...If you don't want to go with this route, stick a 2.0 liter Golf Jetta digifant motor, ECU, and wire harness, install...
AFM Data Update
Historical mailing list - jon
Sat, 2 Dec 2006 19:58:59 -0800
...My opinion is that the digifant is a well designed and simple FI system. The problem is that is depends on several components (ala...
Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 19:26:16 -0500
Ken, Since I been trouble-shooting my own van's fuel and electronics systems I've been watching the O2 sensor output. Between what...
Re: strange idling behavior ? (long post with plenty of diagnostic hints)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:08 -0800
...That seems to cause all kinds of weirdness > in > the Digifant II system and other VW injected vehicles. I have never been > able to...
Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:39:43 -0800
Hmm I'm using a vgon fuel pump on a digifant, and sometimes it likes to rev at me...could this be the issue...
Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 1 Jan 2017 18:33:15 -0800
...Alistair > On Jan 1, 2017, at 2:09 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > 84 Digifant (inline) with previously correct behavior .. > I know...
Re: TIICo cooling issues
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 19:12:26 -0700
...My Digifant II head on my 2.0L block is constantly 1 needles width above the LED - the rad fan seldom comes on, in...
Re: Engines: what to choose
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 26 May 2016 06:47:24 -0700
...they run on Digifant, same as vanagon..you can plug all the wires right in and drive off without re-flashing any computer or...
Re: '90 Vanagon Carat "cut out" problem
Historical mailing list - William Maxian
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 19:09:39 -0500
...any materials > other than the Bentley book that I could get on Digifant systems. > Any suggestions or info would be greatly appreciated > Amy S.
Re: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 11 May 2009 18:52:18 -0700
...fit the pressure gauge into the fuel system, turn on > the > ignition to pressurize the system (pump should shut off after 5 seconds), > note...
Re: 91 westy starts hard and stalls when cold
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 11:38:46 -0400
...When the O2 sensor warms up to >300*C additonal fuel is provided by the digifant system and the lean condition "goes away". Look...
Re: 6 mils of lash...
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:01:59 -0500
...little like trying to adjust the > Digifant idle speed. Mechanically you can cause a change but the system > design will simply counter your effect...
Re: Emission / Air Mass Sensor - could it be the cause?
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:09:48 -0700
...to > > What is the correct procedure to adjust timing for the Digifant system? - engine warm up - disconnect temp sensor - adjust at 900 rpm? > > I...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:17:55 -0500
...Vanagon 2.1 Digifant only. > > This is the original version 1.0, built by Daryll Boehler > > http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon/DigiTool/ > > Mark...
strange idling behavior ? (long post with plenty of diagnostic hints)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:17:00 -0800
...That seems to cause all kinds of weirdness in the Digifant II system and other VW injected vehicles. I have never been able to...
Re: Turning kills engine--??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 11 May 2007 15:43:08 -0400
...If you are not seeing this problem don't > >>worry about it. > >> The Digijet fuel system has no way of adjusting the idle. When...
Re: WTB: Westy '80+
Historical mailing list - tony gould
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 10:09:01 -0800
...The 2.1L uses Digifant for > engine management. 1.9L's > use the antiquated Digijet. Digijet lacks the > knocksensing capability of the > Digifant systems...
mass air flow sensor adapted to a vanagon
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Thu, 25 Nov 2004 10:24:48 -0500
...and converts it to a useful signal that the fairly outdated digifant system can use. I can hear you now politely saying that's...
Re: ECU firmware location
Historical mailing list - tinker man
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:56:13 +0200
...getting in-depth into embedded systems design, but does > > > anybody know if the firmware for our ECU's (Digifant or Digijet) > > > resides completely on...
Re: To Detlev Hanschke DBA The Vanagon Projekt
Historical mailing list
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 19:17:36 -0700
...clutch assembly, fuel > system, air intake system, complete exhaust system including mounting brackets, > engine compartment cooling system parts, and all Digifant II fuel injection...
Euro-Drive: FIX 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle/Poor-mileage
Historical mailing list - "Paul Rich (by way of Derek Drew )"
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 04:44:46 -0500
...Better yet if the price of gas ever goes down! ____________________ ORIGINAL MESSAGE: _____________________ Hello! I use the ocsiloscope all the time to test ignition systems...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:04:42 -0700
...Vanagon 2.1 > Digifant only. > > This is the original version 1.0, built by Daryll Boehler > > http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon/DigiTool/ > > Mark...
Re: Subject: Re: sorry, (I-4 conversion reply from digest)
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:24:23 -0400
...My engine > block/head was fine, but trouble shooting an existing engine > management system problem cost time and money. Seeing it running and > testing...
Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:12:55 -0600
...That's what *I* thnk about digifant and it's silly ground > system... > > Happy motoring! > Steve > '86 Westy >
Re: 87 Vanagon Emission failure -No Va
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 20 Mar 2004 08:39:17 -0800
...The system can adapt to changes within a programmed range, After that , it sets off a trouble code. (Not for Digifant) Check out this...
Re: Injector Color Codes, Yellow for 2.1
Historical mailing list - David Gunning
Sat, 20 May 2006 09:33:56 -0400
...injectors are for AFC systems (air cooled vanagon and late buses with > FI) > Yellow (gold?) injectors are for Digijet/Digifant engines (1.9 and...
Re: Eurospec Conversion MORE INFO!!!!
Historical mailing list - PATT
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 22:28:20 -0400
...feel that it is a >bad idea to use the Digifant II system as shown in the picture. Too many >people have too many...
Re: Engine modifications needed to run E85?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 8 May 2006 10:13:45 -0700
...In order to have a really effective and convenient dual-fuel system, the best way is to pull the Digijet/Digifant and its narrow...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:10:00 -0800
...My Vanagon > can't be used because it doesn't have the Digifant injection system. > > So, we need either: > > Someone with an oscilloscope or...
Re: Identify the mystery I4 engine and WIN!!!!!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 23:23:37 -0700
...As far as simplicity, I would recommend using a 1.8L 1988 to 1992 Jetta / Golf motor with the Digifant II system. Uses the...
Re: Digifant problem update
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 16 Jun 2002 18:36:58 -0500
...If you back it down, it stumbles and dies.........however in a minute or two the system drops the idle to around 900 but...
Re: Coolant pipes replacement
Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:20:32 -0400
...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: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:00:22 -0800
...In order to adjust the system it must be taken out of the loop until the values are adjusted. and I don't thnk...
Re: Idle issues
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sun, 17 May 2020 11:12:39 -0700
The 88/89 Digifant injection harness uses the fuel pump relay to power the ICU. So the idle valve will only hum/buzz when...
diagnostic help? running rich(?)...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:39:06 -0700
Hi all, 84 vanagon, inline Jetta 1.8liter running on Digifant system, same as the older Vanagons. Ok so here's the symptoms and...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:14:26 -0500
...Assuming a properly functioning engine and IS system, if one measured current draw at the ISV, loads on and off, at idle, cruising speed...
Re: An engine transplant: ? (subie alterntaive) long post.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 8 Sep 2007 09:54:32 -0700
...complex than > > adding an air conditioning system..compressor, belts, ducting, maybe a > > wastegate, maybe a knock sensor system..etc etc.. > > It would be nice...
Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:23:50 -0700
...84 5sp w/ABA hybrid inline motor...93 jetta block with crossflow 8 valve > head and Digifant..no cat exhaust. > I've driven this...
Re: ECU firmware location
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:59:16 -0400
...getting in-depth into embedded systems design, but does > > anybody know if the firmware for our ECU's (Digifant or Digijet) > > resides completely on...
Re: '87 w/ surging idle
Historical mailing list - chad knutson
Thu, 15 Mar 2001 14:45:13 -0600
...great detail but little of > the working principles of the injection system. (Digifant, if I'm > reading it right.) But because there is an...
Re: 28.8 MPG
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:37:08 -0400
...The > Digifant > FI is not a "racing" FI system but a "cruising" one. > > > > Next project is the A/C along with cooling system flushing...
Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:20:16 -0700
...On the issue of exhaust systems, I had experienced thermal cracking of the DV system repeatedly when used on the 1.8L RV Digifant...
Re: 91 DoKa
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:52:44 -0700
...I was > talking to a buddy of mine who is super sharp on the Digifant system and he > made an interesting point that all...
Re: Maybe some VC
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:54:39 -0500
...I'm turning to you vanagonauts because it involves a digifant system like on our much-beloved Vanagons. And there is always much good...
Re: Frozen Engine
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:54:45 -0800
...to troubleshoot CIS, I removed that > system and installed one that ran my Westfalia for 8 years, Digifant 2 > (88-92 Golf -Jetta) > > When...