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• Re: O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:52:54 EST
  ...The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins...
• Re: GPS equipment?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:19:09 -0400
  ...I think the model was nv-851a, it has a navigation ecu and a monitor ecu (which has aux inputs for tv, movies...) and...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:50:29 -0500
  ...The first one is controlled by ignition switch circuit 15 to power the ECU, and the second one is commanded from inside the ECU...
• Re: air/fuel mixture
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:27:14 -0700
  ...No engine achieves a perfect burn, though, so for "full throttle" the ECU goes fairly rich. According tho the Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:18:07 -0700
  For fun you could use an Ohm meter to see if that transistor connects to the ECU pin that drives the ignition coil. Put...
• Re: WHICH ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:15:50 -0800
  ...I believe this is the ECU Boston Bob provides, but I really don't know. Sources: Bosch Data Fiches, "OE to Bosch" and "Bosch...
• Re: 2.1l ECU - Solder Fatigue
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:08:27 -0600
  ...than-usual tar strip or some such, > today I opened up the ECU. It's a Triumph-Adler. > > > <http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/SolderFatigue#>.
• Re: Back from walmart...barely...what's wrong now?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:27 -0700
  ...I liked what Ken Wilford said about the ECU soldered joints . I've never thought lack of cooling air to the underseat ECU is...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:01:21 -0700
  ...you are measuring voltage on the signal wire that feeds the 02 signal to the ecu ? Like measuring into the ecu for voltage with...
• Embarrasment, ECU, Pressure Regulator and Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 21:49:30 +1000
  Several years back I had intermittent problems with my '82 a/c, auto Transporter (Vanagon) that I traced to the ECU. I didn't...
• Re: I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:31 -0700
  ...Is the ECU stock for that engine > and wiring harness? I guess with any swap of this nature the ECU would > require some reprogramming...
• Re: FS: ECU and AFM for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 20:48:18 -0400
  ...ECU and AFM for 2.1L > In a message dated 4/28/02 4:15:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > b.t.allen@MYACTV...
• Vexing Subtle Misfire Issues
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:17:00 -0700
  ...Checks OK. -ECU. I have a spare ECU, does the same thing. -AFM. Swapping in spare AFM yields same. -Coil. Good spare coil yields...
• Re: WANTED: Pictures of Syncro engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:09:05 -0400
  ...The DJ wiring harness is in two >> pieces, >> one main ECU and a secondary ECU which controlls O2, and other functions. >> They both sit...
• Re: ECU problem - urgent
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Thu, 11 May 2000 00:14:26 -0700
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 11:41 PM Subject: ECU problem - urgent > Can someone send the person below darrell's e-mail...
• Re: Left head ground
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:08:14 -0500
  ...As I understand it this is >the ground >that the ECU uses for richness? I have found in the archive that if this >ground...
• Resoldering PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:09:10 -0400
  I plan on resoldering the critical connections on the PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine. Circuit board has number 2288325840-4/ on...
• digifant ecu chip
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 08:11:21 -0600
  --------------------- Hi Volks, I need a chip for a digifant ecu and I am unable to cross reference it. The chip a TI (texas instrument...
• Re: So,what is this thing/
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 13:16:11 -0400
  A number of times I've seen those ECUs on eBay but never have run across one in the real world. Mike '84 GL...
• Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:09:11 -0700
  ...How can I confirm that the ECU is also seeing engine rpm? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:20:38 -0700
  ...Points closed or ECU conducting, coil is charging, > > magnetic field builds. Points open or ECU opens, magnetic filed >collapses > > and high winding side of...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:28:34 -0400
  John, If you have access to an ECU to swap in, it might be worth a try. I was struggling with a '91 about...
• Re: AFM intermittancy result?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:57:29 -0700
  I think that will cause the injectors to not be fired by the ecu. it won't affect fuel pump .... since it will start...
• Re: Digifant help!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:28:55 -0800
  I once took apart a digifant I ECU to see what PROM chip it used. There were no non-volital chips other than the...
• No Juice to ECU?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:04:06 -0800
  ...So this morning I started doing most the ECU/Ignition test in the bently - everything seemed to check out ok. I hopped in and...
• Re: ECU or O2 sensor ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 May 2005 21:24:57 -0500
  ...The PO's mechanic (also a > PO) says it needs a new ECU. > The black wire to the O2 sensor was unplugged to fix...
• I got: 025 906 021C, what did I get?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 23:51:38 EDT
  ...I grabbed an ECU off the 84. The part number on it is 025-906-021C. ETKA list the ECU for my 83.5...
• Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 19:18:45 -0700
  ...I did confirm from someone else that the Vanagon ECU's are all the same from I think 83 on, so you could replace...
• Re: ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 09 Feb 1997 17:54:34 -0800
  ...ECU's. > > > > > > I've confirmed that VW did revise the digifant several times throughout > > > each production year and that all Vanagon Digifant ECU's...
• Re: Resetting the ECU and hesitating
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:02:08 -0700
  ...Over time it wears though this surface and it will start to have spots that the ECU can't get a reading from. The...
• Fw: Power Assisted Steering.....What exactley is it?
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:01:14 -0400
  ...Both power assisted steering and ac supply input to ecu, I > believe, but what happens when they are no longer hooked-up to the...
• Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 18:40:37 -0700
  ...But what I’m left with is hall sensor and ecu. > > Pull the distributor connector. Two outside pins should have 12V and ground; and...
• Re: Scratching head over ECS-Mal Indicator Light wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:17:57 -0400
  At 12:01 PM 10/29/2014, Ken Wilford wrote: >20 on the ECU is supposed to be going to something called a ECS...
• engine temps sightly OT, was Fiberglass Taped Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 08:28:00 -0700
  ...It seems that the TT has a temp sensor connected to the ECU that measures engine temp and allows the ECU to back off...
• Re: ECU flooding plugs
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 00:33:27 +0000
  ...ECU flooding plugs > > This is turning into a wild day, seems my injectors only spray when the > key is turned then shut off, they...
• Re: No spark, no hall juice, tech help request.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:05:25 -0700
  ...If a 2.1, the hall voltage comes from the ECU which is supplied by the ECU relay which is controlled by the key...
• 1.9 ECU replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 13:27:44 +0000
  ...In digging in he swapped for a known good ECU and it corrected the issue. Changed oil, finished install and is in break in...
• Re: FilmStar for 86-91 Digifant VW Transporter?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Min
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 10:20:00 -0700
  Dear List, here is the part number for my ECU from my 86 Vanagon GL, and the number is ........... 025 906 022 D send...
• 84 Westy & ECU replacement confusion - help!
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 23:29:41 -0300
  ...My mechanic is sure that the ECU is dead. It won't start. Fuel gets delivered to the injectors but nothing at all happens...
• Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:50:50 -0400
  ...Also, changing ECU didn't help. So question is where is the problem and how to track it down? When I look at wiring...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:48:57 -0400
  ...The only requirement is adjust the ignition and fuel maps via laptop and send to the firmware in the ECU. Couple that with fact...
• Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:35:25 -0700
  ...To test ECU fuel cut off (deceleration mode), he connected the Vantage to an injector wire, revved engine to 3K RPM, dropped the throttle...
• Re: O2 Sensor Idea (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 06:27:55 -0400
  ...Even cold, the ECU tries to go closed loop within 3 minutes. That is why the sensor is heated. On a warm engine, closed...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:17:59 -0800
  ...New Delphi electronic control unit (ECU)—replaces NLA Digifant ECU and ICU (idle control unit)"* So, I would assume they kept that ECU in...
• Re: Voltages from O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 10:20:27 -0500
  ...An oscilloscope would show a sort of crappy square wave as the ECU drives the mix back and forth across the stoichiometric point. >2...
• Re: alternator to ignition coil???
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:52:39 -0800
  ...am i risking any kind of coil or ecu damage by driving home with the wire attached from the alt to the coil? thanks...
• Re: 1.9 ECU Repair
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:20:40 -0400
  ...of mine is looking for someone who can repair 1.9L ecu's. I don't > have time to tackle it myself, but I...
• Dr Whiting: Computer for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Fri, 26 May 2000 11:43:36 -0400
  ...He rebuilds Vanagon 'computers' or ECUs or whatever you call them, for a very reasonable price. He would be the first guy I would...
• Chip upgrade for Digijet?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 10:18:37 -0400
  ...I assume it would involve replacing the ECU, AFM, and the wiring harness for the ECU. What about the distributor? Does the Digifant control...
• No Juice to ECU Solved.
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:31:15 -0800
  ...I reconnected a few wires - one to hall and one to the coil, disconnected and reconnected the ecu and she started up no problem...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:10:40 -0700
  ...on the 2.1 its fully integrated as, the igniter function is inside the ECU. the ECU sees the engine is turnng via the...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:43:06 -0400
  ...design and build my own > ISCU), just fix those darn (original) ECU and ISCU... > > On 9/15/07, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > > Sudhir...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:38:59 -0700
  ...If that relay doesn't click on the ECU is not getting power.The key switch sends 12 volts to one side of the...
• Re: Vanagon ECU Y2K Compliant Fix !(F)
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 18:44:01 -0700
  ...compartment near the ECU, close the engine cover. > Our VanDigital Supercomputer 10000 will transfer the apppropriate > software patches to your ECU unit through the...
• About "My Custom 2.1L engine report "
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:59:06 PDT
  ...I just found out that I did indeed have a problem with my ECU that would affect the performance. The ECU was ignoring the...
• Re: are there any dead ECUs?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:25:57 +0000
  ...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: BUcking list --revisited
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:19:23 -0500
  ...Swap the ECU's, drive a few days and let us know what happened. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL 85 Westy...
• Euro-Drive: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Randy Chevrier (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:53:58 -0400
  ...TESTING AND RESULTS Hall effect voltage - No voltage to hall effect from ecu Power feed to ecu - Normal-battery voltage Grounds - Ground to ecu...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:02:09 -0700
  ...THe ignition module is controlled by the Hall sending unit as well as ECU. I would try to replace ECU, Idle stablization control unit...
• Digifant mysteries...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:15:01 -0700
  ...Replacement of the ECU did not correct the problem. After some troubleshooting, I discovered that the entire ECU/FI circuit was not receiving any...