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Re: DEAR GOD Re: timing belt
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:25:29 -0400
...these types of ISV plugs on Golfs, Jettas, CIS-E fuel systems, >>>digifant, old and new. They are not the same plug as the...
Re: Billy won't run
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:14:42 -0500
...as steady .45 volts is the default "limp" mode for the digifant system. in one of the previous posts boston bob mentioned that your...
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:41:48 -0800
...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: 1986 Diesel Crew Cab Dropside Pickup (Transporter)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 1 Jun 2003 21:12:08 -0700
...injected it is going to be a Digijet or a Digifant injection system. More than likely Digijet - which is the same as the 83...
Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:20:21 -0400
...It has a Digifant II injection system. > Anybody know? I'd first like to test the tach using a test wire lead > first, to...
Re: No current at FI injector plug - a repsonse
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:01:16 -0800
...I could even say ............VW did > not get very good at fuel injection until about 1983. > And in 86 Digifant there's a system...
Fw: ECU firmware location
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:15:41 -0700
...Garage mechanics (not only VW) were competent at fixing fuel >> injection systems I wouldn't get into it, but it seems when it gets...
Re: ECU firmware location
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:12:20 -0700
...Garage mechanics (not only VW) were competent at fixing fuel > injection systems I wouldn't get into it, but it seems when it gets...
Re: On Conversion Engine Reliability
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 19:18:38 -0700
...I had concluded that the digifant II engine was the most appropriate and cost effective engine in January of 1995. Purchased the engine in...
Re: Actual Vanagon content!!
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:50:45 +0000
1.9l=digijet injection 2.1l=digifant injection wont work Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.427.4777 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA >From...
Re: Cheers to Steve!, was: Detlev Hanschke DBA The Vanagon Projekt
Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:03:14 -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...
Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 5 Jul 2014 19:29:18 -0400
...Very 'smart' that way. > > I gather there have been attempts to make a MAF sensor for Digifant > waterboxer fuel systems, without success. > > Scott > > > On...
Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:14:52 -0700
...Digifant fuel injection, upgrade 1.9's to 2.1 > cooling system, etc. > I always run the vastly improved 2.1 exhaust system on...
Re: Engine miss
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:56:55 -1000
...if your system is really like a 92 Eurovan 2.5 5 cylinder those don't have an Air Flow Meter or an Air...
Re: Digifant and Fuel Injection Basic questions(long)
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:42:40 -0500
Hello Max, Most standalone engine management systems work on the same principles and the sensor inputs are identical. Having said that, some of your...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 2 Jan 2010 04:26:25 -0500
...As many of you know, I have long concluded that the Digifant fuel injection system is quite robust and the 8V RV engine with...
Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:45:15 -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...
Re: Mystery Loss of Power At Startup
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:43:49 -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: I-4 conversion general info
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:18:17 -0700
...Doing so allows the use of the Digifant EMS and makes it an easier swap all around. It also raises the compression ratio a...
Re: 28.8 MPG
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:08:27 -0700
...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: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:36:41 -0400
...For fuel injection system > > > you > > > > can use CIS, CIS-E, DIgifant 2, Motronic. > > > > > > > > I find Digifant 2 the esiest fuel injection. > > > > ('88-'92 Golf...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:18:43 -0800
...In fact one test of the fuel system is the "residual pressure" test. If I recall, the system should hold pressure for about 20...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:33:03 -0400
...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: Engine running badly
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 1 Oct 2017 16:59:22 -0500
...Also, be sure all the connection on the induction system are tight. Air seeps anywhere along the way can cause trouble. John On Oct...
tanya's problem: 87 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:49:52 CST
here's the tech bulletin on the surging and hesitation for Digifant engines: 96.02.28 For Technical Service Bulletins related to safety items...
Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:35:36 -0600
...Our vanagons are, with the exception of the digifant/digijet system, analog devices. Entirely comprehensible and possible to master, as demonstrated by many on...
Re: 2.1 L Engine rebuilds
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:25:02 -0400
...system to run it. Supposedly works very well with some saying the 2.1 is even better with Digijet than with the Digifant that...
Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:16:43 -0700
Jim, while the Digifant system can seem mystifying at times, it is ultimately a fairly simple system to troubleshoot. Don't give up, be...
Re: Intermittent smoke after stop signal wait...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 19 Oct 2013 09:29:28 -0700
...nasty grey cloud of smoke from the exhaust of my 84. > Digifant EMS on an inline VW motor. I am guessing it may be...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:08:15 -0400
...goes to Digifant unit. >> little green goes to dash and I believe provides RPM signal to tach >> and dynamic oil pressure system. >> black is...
Confessions of a Emissions Passer
Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
Tue, 22 May 2001 23:42:13 -0600
...I had originally thought that the digifant ignition system was like the new Ford systems where you didn't need to adjust the timing...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:11 -0800
...Use the Audi CIS-E or convert to the VW digifant > system. I have shared the engineering drawings for a fuel rail and modified...
Re: Walker Super Turbo Muffler
Historical mailing list - James Cohen
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 01:26:44 -0600
...Baffles but no bends. >> >>As for the Jacobs ignition system, this won't add HP either. Unless the >>engine's ignition system is malfunctioning...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:26:51 -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: My New Bentley
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Sun, 7 Apr 2013 18:28:49 -0400
...Vanadium carbide, an inorganic compound; Vancouver >>>> Canucks, a NHL hockey team; Vehicle code, a motor vehicle traffic legal >>>> system" ........etc. >>>> >>>> They have them at...
Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 31 Oct 2014 11:05:21 -0600
...Oct , 2014, at 10:34 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > I run digifant engine management for my inline VW ABA Jetta motored > vanagon...same as...
Re: # tachometer ideas
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:12:46 +0100
...2K, 5K, overreving is not possible with the digifant injection system because it shuts off the injectors at high RPMs. Also, I think "drive...
86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:14:25 -0500
...After installing the new thermo, and bleeding the air outta the system, I noticed the van ran about a needle with above dead center...
Re: 87 Lack of power
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:44:42 -0800
...tool to diagnose all the sensors going to the ECU - the DIGIFANT. Darrell Bohler has the diagram available on his web site. Check it...
Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:30:07 -1000
...Digifant fuel injection, upgrade 1.9's to 2.1 >> cooling system, etc. >> I always run the vastly improved 2.1 exhaust system on...
Re: Some Comments on Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. non -
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:33:42 EST
...The modified Fox air intake to PVC system was designed to minimize the intake air length. BTW, I added a port to the PVC...
Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:35:52 -0500
I too have fixed Digifant problems by throroughly reviewing the ground wires and fixing them where needed. Laurence Smith Hamilton, ON 90 Westy (fanumbos...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:45:15 -0700
...goes to Digifant unit. > little green goes to dash and I believe provides RPM signal to tach > and dynamic oil pressure system. > black is...
Re: tiico engine conversion
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:36:00 -0800
...what you're getting > - fuel economy > - power > - reliability > - new FI system (no more Digifant!) > - fits perfectly > > Cons: > - aren't my gear ratios going to...
Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
Historical mailing list - Carl Cobb
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:04:03 -0700
...100 hp , 109 ft lb torque) The engine management system is G-J Digifant ll, and it works reasonably well. It is fairly simple...
Re: WANTED: Pictures of Syncro engine compartment
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:46:27 -0600
...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: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:28:07 -0800
...it helps to have a whole donor van to get all the cooling system parts out of. It all fits in just fine. Including...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:22:41 -0800
...Digifant 8v. (have 2 vans to compare, the other being my friend Stephen's van)) I kept the stock diesel manifold and exhaust system...
Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:46:53 -0400
...For fuel injection system > > you > > > can use CIS, CIS-E, DIgifant 2, Motronic. > > > > > > I find Digifant 2 the esiest fuel injection. > > > ('88-'92 Golf...
Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:48:12 -0400
...Digifant fuel injection, upgrade 1.9's to 2.1 > cooling system, etc. > I always run the vastly improved 2.1 exhaust system on...
Digifant harness & Bucking Technote
Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
Fri, 11 Feb 2000 10:06:19 -0500
...All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines CONDITION After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant speed, vehicle experiences lack of power...
Re: All engines have issues...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 22 May 2010 15:40:46 -0700
...I would, however, avoid the CIS injection system motors...I understand that is an expensive and quirky system that didn't last through many...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:24:11 -0600
...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: '85 1.9L Stumbles Off Idle When Warm
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 22:23:41 EST
...Doing this taught me alot about digifant characteristics and their effect on engine performance... **without having the O2 sensor trying to undo what I...
Fwd: Engine RPMs???(not too long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 04:36:44 EST
...It is less effecient than the Digifant system,CIS-E and the Motronic. Subaru? I'm not sure. The 93-later VW 2.0...
Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 29 Sep 2003 05:36:52 -0500
...Digifant FI becoming obsolete is a concern of mine, as the AFM's are a weak spot in the system, and are getting harder...
Re: All engines have issues...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 22 May 2010 16:53:43 -0700
...diesel vanagon, but in an 88 jetta 1.8 Digifant engine. mostly ...as you say, 'the just work.' Possibly the least hassle, least demanding...
Re: Digfiant being defiant
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:09:55 -0500
------------------------- Hi Malcolm, Excellent advise, it is a must that the rest of the system be in proper repair and tune before attempting afm( air...
Advice on how much my van is worth...
Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:51:10 -0800
...2.1 digifant with some performace modifications including: custom exhaust: free flow muffler (Magnaflow) custom intake: aluminum fabricated intake nozzle for AFM, large cone...
Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:23:12 -0800
...reverse engineering AFMs, ECUs and other > >>>funny business in the Digifant injection system. It's classic 80's > >>>embedded CPU technology. > >>> > >>>I pulled apart...