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Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:37:57 EDT
...Finally, the Motronic fuel and management system is significantly more precise than the CIS-E system of the Audi, but the injector position in...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:33:39 -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: choking conversion
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:53:59 -0800
...what type of fuel injection system is it; CIS, CIS-E, Digifant II? There could be lots of things making the engine barely run...
Re: Frozen engine
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:03:15 -0800
...the CIS system that was so hacked anyway by the PO that I ripped it all out and replaced it with Digifant 2. > > Ok...
Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 15 May 2013 10:09:34 -0700
...Motronic does away with the AFM and is a reliable system if done right; it's been used in production of many many VW...
Re: vanagon difficulty
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:02:58 -0400
...with the ECU/fi system, for example, as long as they realize that's what Digijet basically is. Digifant is more different but still...
Re: DIY $20 digital oil temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 17 Nov 2002 11:35:39 -0800
...I think it would be awesome to have a HUD system in our vehicles. Keep me posted. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Hannink" <tjhannink...
Re: DigiTool Ver 3 in the works... Help Needed (long)
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 10 Nov 2003 00:11:22 -0500
...I seem to remember years ago someone said on the list that they had contacted someone at Bosch regarding the Digifant I system. There...
Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 24 Sep 1998 18:38:03 -0700
...CIS is a wonder and efficient system. Digifant is horrible - ask any 88 to 92 Jetta / Golf owner. The motronic system on the 93...
Re: coolant leak story
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:45:37 -0800
...some gaskets and an exhaust > system...Lots of the WBX systems can remain in use with the digifant. > > I have the 2.0l ABA...
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 14:48:37 -0500
...I believe I have assembled it with all the Injection system >>> and ignition system complete. My progress was cut short by a >>> vehicle accident...
Re: Idle control system
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 1 Aug 2012 11:22:00 -0700
Forgive me if I'm stating what you already know, but here's what I've learned of the ISV system. It is essentially...
Re: Voltage/mixture sensor, testing O2 sensor
Historical mailing list
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 23:14:54 -0700
...The CDN digifant vanagon uses a heated sensor. System gets to closed loop faster. Over the past year, I have gotten over 2 dozen...
Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:14:14 -0700
...For fuel injection system > you > > can use CIS, CIS-E, DIgifant 2, Motronic. > > > > I find Digifant 2 the esiest fuel injection. > > ('88-'92 Golf...
Step up the idle
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:12:56 -0700
...88 Tristar #7 > > > > > > > > > > Not sure what engine management system you have but I thought the Digifant > > ECU did all the idle compensatiing for the...
Cheers to Steve!, was: Detlev Hanschke DBA The Vanagon Projekt
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 07:01:51 -0400
...clutch assembly, fuel > > system, air intake system, complete exhaust system including mounting brackets, > > engine compartment cooling system parts, and all Digifant II fuel injection...
(fryday stuff)Top 20 Why Reasons Round headlight vans are better
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Fri, 3 Jun 2005 15:25:34 -0400
...Geeks)Use can use a Digitool with a Digijet system and not have the Digifant (Idle Stabilization Valve) trouble. #9 ( Another Bonus for you...
Re: Emissions Problems/90 Vanagon Syncro
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:07:19 EDT
I'm in the process of replacing the exhaust system in my '85. After reading all the posts about the hollow cats on the...
Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:15:28 -0800
...about 35K on it and runs fine, but because the digifant injection system is crumbling apart. Time, miles. wear, and heat have taken their...
Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:24:14 -1000
...the Subject with this system is .. 86 Vangaon with brand new rebuilt auto trans ..rebuilt by German Transaxle of Bend , oregon. I don't...
Other O2 Options?
Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
5 Nov 1995 10:51:28 U
...So before I start digging deeply into the FI system I thought I'd at least take the no-brainer approach first and follow...
Re: maiden trip on rebuilt 85' GL
Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:22:09 -0500
...Well > along with the freshly polished air intake system, I also > had to install a completely new exhaust system minus the > catalytic conv. luckily...
Re: Frozen engine
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:31:10 -0500
...the CIS system that was so hacked anyway by the PO that I ripped it all out and replaced it with Digifant 2. > > Ok...
Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:56 -0800
...Thursday, February 19, 2009, 5:34 PM >> hi, >> yes.....you can use the 1.9 exhaust system..........either >> exhaust system, 1.9 or 2...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:44:50 -0400
...The problem is rich running, not lean. ?? Jim > > When a Digifant system stalls, or runs rough, spark quality should first be > tested. > You should...
Re: DIY $20 digital oil temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sun, 17 Nov 2002 10:05:09 -0800
...silver crystal > > readouts, etc, would seem possible to create a > > similar system that could > > pick off signals from various points on the Vanagon > > and...
Idle Stabilizer 2nd check (regulator)
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:34:56 -0600
...the system. I think this "connector 2" may be the wiring that goes from the G62 Coolant temp sensor to the Digifant Control Unit...
Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 16 May 2012 19:09:14 -0400
...Motronic-type continuous injection and the Jetronic type pulsed systems that our Digijet and Digifant are based on. I think maybe he spent a...
Re: Frozen Engine
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 3 Mar 2009 22:59:16 -0500
...to troubleshoot CIS, I removed that system and installed one that ran my Westfalia for 8 years, Digifant 2 (88-92 Golf -Jetta) � When...
Re: diagnostic help? running rich(?)...
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:57:32 -0400
...18:39 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > Hi all, 84 vanagon, inline Jetta 1.8liter running on Digifant system, > same as the...
Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:26:23 -0500
...block will fit in either system. > I swap 'em back and forth all the time. Even like my Digifant 87 > Wolfsburg with the slightly...
Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 15 May 2013 07:29:53 -0700
...Also lucky is the Digifant wires plugs and hoses from a WBX almost plug right in to the inlne gas motor and make it...
Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 22:38:45 -0800
...The second best version is the 1.8L 8V Digifant engine (88-92), preferably with the Audi 3A exhaust manifold. The fuel system is...
Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:36:01 -0400
...van is and also if you are troubleshooting the digijet or digifant system. Let me know and I will try to assist. -- Thanks, Ken...
Re: Hose clamps..
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:53:55 -0500
...the inline) This motor has no > knock sensors, runs the Digifant fuel injection system. So I conclude that > regular gas is the best value...
Re: AIR FLOW METER
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 07:33:15 -0800
Until someone posted the link to that Digifant help page and then this thread was introduced, I was not aware that the AFM was...
Re: New to List, Best Bus?
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 23:03:04 -0500
...1.9 has the digi-jet ecu which is not as advanced than the 2.1�s digifant. But the digi-jet ecu itself...
87 Vanagon hesitation continues
Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 01:40:45 -0400
...Could this be due to bad ground? Help me please! Kai 87.2 Westy Hello All, Went through the Digifant/Bosch system and came...
Re: Strange loss of Power 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Sat, 3 May 2003 20:18:19 -0700
...The digifant FI system seems very susceptible to poor grounding, especially on the O2 sensor. Once you've THOROUGHLY checked all the grounds if...
Re: WANTED: Pictures of Syncro engine compartment
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:09:05 -0400
...I also >> don't >> know how this is related to the MV Digifant harness. It's pretty obvious >> in >> my '84 as the interface...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:52:06 -0700
...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning > ignition switch on? > > No > > http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon/VanagonProTraining/DigiFant/ > (page...
Re: Reduced oil temperatures..
Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:56:28 +1000
...Shouldn't be much below 200 F and not above 235 > F. > The heavy duty VW applications use a very effective thermostatic valving > system...
Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
Historical mailing list - eric unrau
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:02:56 -0500
...The second > best > > version is the 1.8L > > 8V > > Digifant engine (88-92), preferably with the Audi > 3A > > exhaust manifold. > > The > > fuel system is...
Re: 1985 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 15:39:38 -0400
...FYI, you have a 1.9l (liter) engine with Digi*JET* (not DigiFant) control system which is essentially the Bosch L-Jetronic system. Proper...
Re: Maybe some VC
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:58:36 -0800
...I am playing a Xmas mechanic with� a difficult problem to diagnose.� I'm turning to you vanagonauts because it involves a digifant system...
Re: Was Brake Rotor Squeal. Now tuning and timing research
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 10 Jun 2001 03:55:38 -0500
...was uncertain > if the system would be compatible for the Digifant. The early vanagons > might have chance with this system though. Theirs gotta be...
Re: Complete list of parts needed from Jetta to do conversion
Historical mailing list - acg11awg
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 11:51:49 -0400
...I don't know if you need it, but I plumbed it into the system just the same. I think it allows me a...
Re: Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:57:44 -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: coolant hose number
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:49:39 -0700
The N 20 357 1 (7mm Hose) mentioned below by dvwimportautoparts.com is incorrect for VW models running L-Jet/Digijet/Digifant Fuel Injection...
Re: Cheers to Steve!, was: Detlev Hanschke DBA The Vanagon Projekt
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:40:51 -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...
Re: Intermittent low gauges
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:41:36 -0700
...When I do go hard and fast as I can uphill, the cooling system is probably at max with this motor (I run a...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:21:10 -0500
...big green goes to Digifant unit. little green goes to dash and I believe provides RPM signal to tach and dynamic oil pressure system...
Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:30:25 -0500
...You can easily test this hypothesis by swapping in a known good ECU from a 86-91 Digifant Vanagon. It should fire right up...
Re: Sudden clutch nothing...while parked
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 06:03:35 -0700
...A few weeks ago I queried the list on O2 sensor replacement, having encountered problems with the 3-wire sensor in my 92 Digifant...
Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:42:42 -1000
...I gather there have been attempts to make a MAF sensor for Digifant waterboxer fuel systems, without success. Scott On 7/5/2014 9...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:05:00 -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: question about thermostat ... or not
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:12:10 -0800
...digifant replacement engine (2005) with less than 1000 miles > on > > it ... > > > > benny boy says the thermostat is crucial to proper performance of > injector > > system...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:18:42 -0500
...reverse engineering AFMs, ECUs and other >>>funny business in the Digifant injection system. It's classic 80's >>>embedded CPU technology. >>> >>>I pulled apart...
Re: Air/wasser swap
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:22:50 -0400
Hi Mark, Leaving the transmission in place, you should be able to swap the engine and cooling system from the donor without much hassle...
Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 14 May 2013 07:57:12 -0400
...The issue of vibration is easily handled with hydraulic mounts and the muffler/exhaust system is readily solved with the dual port manifold and...