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• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:11:47 -0700
  ...he talks of the ECU havinga knock sensor as an input .. our vanagons of course do not. I could-should dig out a jetta...
• Re: full throttle switch boost - HOW TO?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:29:21 -0700
  ...Way to subtle for you and I to feel, but > the > >superior intellect residing within the ECU of our vans knows that it's...
• Re: O2 sensor voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Larry LALOFS Joan Alofs
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:48:21 -0600
  ...F. > > Do I need a new O2 sensor? > > John Lauterbach > Macon, GA > '84 7-passenger > If the ECU was not connected to the sensor...
• Public thank you
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 16:21:32 -0400
  ...Maybe a Convex supercomputer or MPP so we could track all the parts that have been replaced *instead* of the ECU to fix the...
• Re: 2.1 Engine Swap(Pulsing idle)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 23:16:50 -0400
  ...Did you also schange the injectors? The ECU from the 1.9 has a hard time controlling the idle mixture with the 2.1...
• Engines,Ecus and more FS!!
  Historical mailing list - KW
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 10:06:14 -0700
  ...headgaskets done 3000 ago 1500.00 Plus shipping 2)86-91 ECU's 022's 350.00 Each 2) AFM's with housings if...
• FS/Trade - Alt, ECU, Seat
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:24:12 -0700
  ...runs well. The following are offered here for sale or trade. ECU - $150 Alternator - recently rebuilt - $75 + shipping. Seat - $250 + shipping- single captains' chair...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:23:29 -0700
  ...Since the signal is such a small electrical amount, I was thinking the actual wire size might make a difference in what the ecu...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:43:20 -0400
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on? Take another look. Pin 3 on the ECU operates the...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:01:40 -0800
  ...One relay turns on the ECU whenever the key is on and the other turns on the fuel pump whenever the ECU tells the...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - James Bradley
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:26:06 -0400
  ...Does ECU see ignition is turning or AFM is taking in air??? Where is the signal sent to the ECU from distributer??? I dont...
• Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:04:07 -0700
  ...Thanks for the reply. > >> in a waterboxer Dififant or Digijet EFI system . >> the ECU fires all injectors at once. Sometimes called 'batch fire'. > > Huh...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:44:29 -0700
  ...Keeping the above in mind, It's easier for wiring harness > manufacture for each wire to go to a separate pin at the ECU...
• Re: Vanagon 2.1 Suddenly Dies- Need Help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:01:13 -0700
  cool would you like a known-not-good ECU to look at and play with ? 84 1.9 wbxr. It supplies ground for the...
• O2 sensor-testing the wires
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:13:11 -0500
  ...To test, unplug from both the ECU and sensor. You should read essentially zero ohms on the center conductor to from sensor to ECU...
• Resetting the ECU and hesitating
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 12:06:03 -0600
  ...I wanted to know which systems were influenced by resetting of the ECU. My 86 2.1 2WD van has developed "The Vanagon Syndrome...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 May 2011 23:10:30 -0400
  ...idle stabizer is between dist and ecu quite >though. Perhaps I am being too litteral. Oops, sorry. ECU has nothing to do with ignition...
• Re: signal to 85 Tach.
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 22:05:44 -0400
  ...It has an igniter, an ignition coil (actually two in one), and the ECU. So I guess I need to know the output of...
• Digijet ecu failures --- Help !
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 20:44:25 EDT
  My '84 Westy with the Digijet fuel injection has just blown another ECU. The third in 6 months! I havent had the chance to...
• looking for 86 westy ecu
  Historical mailing list - john cianci
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:09:32 +0000
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>If anyone has an ECU for an 86 wetsy syncro (any) please email me how...
• Location of ground point 18 on 87 Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Schaefer
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 18:32:41 -0800
  ...This is the ground point which comes from the ECU pin 19. It's described as "on engine block" and is supposed to be...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:54:47 -0800
  ...Spares list (was Spare ECU) > Courtney, the number one addition for a bay is a clutch cable. > > Mark >
• DIGIFANT ecu
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:33:02 -0500
  Vanagon list, My '87 Westie recently had a Digifant ECU go bad. I located a used one & we're running fine again, but my...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:03:32 -0600
  > Oh wait -- that's the problem! > > If rpm greater than 1500 + idle switch closing means kill the fuel, then > how does the ECU know...
• 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 19:54:20 -0700
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on? Take another look. Pin 3 on the ECU operates the...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Fri, 14 Sep 2018 08:41:12 -0700
  ...Coil loose in its bracket? Something under back seat pushing on ECU? Maybe jack up the back of the van and see if you...
• Re: Digitool reading and t-shooting (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 19:24:46 -0600
  ---------------------- Hi Nat, The digitool use ecu pin 13 for ground reference on all voltage measurements (stud near the left rear wheel well). The digifant...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:01:46 -0700
  ...Since it is the ECU that turns on the FP relay and it is not doing so in your case the ECU ground(s...
• Re: Stuck in Needles, need advice
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:08:23 -0800
  ...Then it feeds the ECU power relay control. If this power path goes bad the ECU will shut off. If the connection is merely...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:12:55 -0600
  ...Do you think it possible to agressively attack the grounding issues by installing direct ground wiring from the ECU to the engine, and from...
• Re: Wire gauge for the shielded wire for the O2 signal?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:26:47 -0700
  ...wire connect to your ECU? If so, and if you replace the entire wire, connecting that shield to the ECU pin might pose a...
• Re: type of connector?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:51:10 -0400
  It's powered by the ECU but grounded to the cylinder head. So I will definitely check the draws. If you expect them to...
• Re: other 87 questions
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 05 May 1997 16:16:05 -0500
  ...Warning concerning storage, don't put anything metal on the half with the ECU. There has been a report from one owner that a...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:29:22 -0400
  ...Cause of weak spark? Thanks David, but it's not the ECU. I have a spare which I tried. I'm almost out of...
• Real starter problem solved, wiring harness needed - Short Version
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 13 Jul 2014 19:57:41 -0400
  ...the other side of the engine compartment and beyond to the ECU. Anyone have a spare harness they want to sell? I need, at...
• 1.9 WBX ECU and AFM needed.
  Historical mailing list - JKim
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 22:44:05 -0700
  ...If anyone is willing to let us try his/her 1.9 WBX ECU and/or AFM for diagnosis, please let me know. He...
• Re: Others' experience with ECU chip...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 22:06:13 -0500
  I just put my chip in the ECU also, and am also very pleased with the result. Generally more torque at low end and...
• Re: Friday Dreamin'... van mods
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:05:56 -0400
  I was on a trip in my '84 7 pass when the ECU failed while pulling off the freeway into a rest area. I...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:23:22 -0500
  ...Those will throw off the O2 measurements, and the ECU will set the > mixture all wrong. Hadn't thought of that -- I have some...
• ECU and AFM are sold
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:18:11 -0400
  These 2 items are gone. Thanks, Bryan
• no fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:07:09 -0700
  Turned out to be a bad main ECU. dylan
• Re: Now: Jetta ECU-Coil Amp Draw Was: Ignition Switch "Su"...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:05:42 -0800
  ...I'm certain that > supplying + to 38 of ECU energizes the ECU so that it can energize the > fuel pump relay by supplying a...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:51:58 -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: Welding on Van - ECU consequences?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 22:20:29 +0000
  ...Welding on Van - ECU consequences? > > I always disconnect battery and ecu. I worry about high frequency > stuff making mischief during welding the van. I...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:56:08 +0000
  ...I've been thinking that maybe the tachometer will not work if the ECU is below this voltage threshold.  Check to see if the...
• Re: Scratching head over ECS-Mal Indicator Light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:07:49 -0700
  I have been able to blink out the codes from different 022D ECUs I have seen many of the Digifant I codes over the...
• Re: O2/ECU coaxial cable
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 15:59:45 -0500
  ...O2/ECU coaxial cable > This is fairly easy to check. Disconnect the large connector at the ECU, > and disconnect the O2 sensor. Open the...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:56:13 +0200
  ...design and build my own > ISCU), just fix those darn (original) ECU and ISCU... > > On 9/15/07, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > > Sudhir...
• Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:05:57 -0800
  ...Most model years receive ECU supplied + (5 Volts?), others receive battery voltage. My Jetta Bentley specifies a minimum 4 Volts at distributor hall connector...
• Re: HP Digijet ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 06:56:47 -0400
  ...HP Digijet ECU You do not have digijet.you have afc Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol...
• Re: TIICO/OBD2 - Parts
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:08:42 -0700
  ...If you > need an ecu, water pump (new in July), complete exhaust system (headers have > not begun to rust, AFU, AMC Heads, send me...
• Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:21:26 -0700
  ...We are still getting no ground from the ECU. We have swapped in two other ECUs - although we are not sure they are good...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 May 2010 10:42:54 -0700
  ...ignition wise...the 'idle stabilizer' on a 1.9 is a separate unit from the ecu. If there is a comparable ignition timing circuit...
• Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:45:38 -0700
  ...http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/Pending_Content/Engine_Conversion/20ECULight/SubaruVanagonECULightWiring.pdf I fed my ecu light from my vanagons subuaru engine ecu. Its...
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 14:49:49 -0400
  ...Every 2.1l ECU I've opened has had some rework, I think. Some may be from the production line. The Bosch units in...
• Mustn't it be the ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:59:21 -0700
  ...Could this be anything but the ECU not properly dealing with the signal from the oxygen sensor? Everyone says don't suspect the ECU...
• Fw: ECU Repair
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 13:07:34 -0500
  ...If > not, I will look at your ECU if you can not find someone in your area. > Since the problem is in the ECU...
• Re: Throttle switches on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:15:16 -0700
  ...However, the two signals do have different effects, depending upon what other info the ECU has floating around in its beady little brain. At...
• Re: Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:43:19 -0400
  ...I only connect it to the ECU when I want to check some reading. It is simple enough to drape the cable across the...
• Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:49:06 -0700
  ...This will make the ECU green wire pulsed ground the only green wire connected to the coil - side. Mark