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• Re: 79-83 CA exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 08:10:33 -0600
  ...I run an 81 California van L-Jetronic system on my 78 westy and love it, always a near perfect mixture. No more fiddling...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:27:14 -0800
  ...In that case it was a bit > easier to diagnose since the ECU does not control the spark in an > L-Jetronic engine. > > Another...
• Re: 81 Air-Cooled Vangon Stalling at Warm Idle
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:15:16 -0400
  ...I seem to recall this was a common ailment to the AFM on the L-Jetronic Porsche 914, which uses the same fuel injection...
• Re: Bosch ECU connectors
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 11:24:50 -0500
  ...I have done this on an 81 california L-Jetronic system and another listee has done it this way on a digifant 2 system...
• Re: '86 idle revisited and other comments (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 8 Apr 1997 17:33:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Could you be more > > specific as to what this is, and what you did? > > In the "swing arm" type sensor (like L-Jetronic) the...
• Re: What is happening?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 21:35:21 -0700
  ...that's Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection on the 80-83 aircools. it's completely analog ... no digital stuff at all. i'd suspect...
• Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 21:48:38 -0400
  ...Motronic) while the Digijet is a slower analog processor(like BMW L-Jetronic). Being born of later computer electronics, Digifant is faster and more...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 10:41:48 -0800
  ...An air cooled > L-Jetronic engine at 8k > feet is going to be somewhat rich anyway. It seems > like a dose of > alcohol might...
• Re: air-cooled vs WBX transmission
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:24:29 +1000
  ...twin-carb a/c) CV 51kW (70bhp) 137Nm@3000rpm (2.0 L-jetronic a/c) My T3 Syncro (with MV series engine) has an...
• Re: DEAD in my garage on New Year's Day
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 19:25:57 -0600
  ...This is also good advise for air cooled L-Jetronic. I have experienced several temp 2 sensors that were intermittent. To prove they are...
• Re: Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...the older L-Jetronic analog system was much easier (imho) to fool with. maybe not as pollution-free, but easier. >Anyway, I am assuming...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 19:55:29 -0500
  ...How can I adjust a Bosch L-Jetronic FI system to compensate for lean running thanks to gov't-mandated gasahol? Megasquirt FI may...
• Re: Rebuilding vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - quoton
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 20:33:45 -0800
  ...of > injection time depending on the rpm and I believe the L-jetronic with ego > sensor and digijet use the afm and rpm. A...
• Re: Off topic - Tips for beetle
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:39:20 -0800
  ...As a third choice, a '75-'77 standard beetle w/L-Jetronic would be pretty cool, as well. Try http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - meta/morph
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 21:41:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My vanagon has an electronic ignition system (Bosch L Jetronic according to the web page info), and I don't know much about diagnosing...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:18:55 -0400
  ...those of you who have never seen this Bosch D-Jetronic/L-Jetronic Fuel Injection "leak" thing in action. I have...twice (three times...
• Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 29 May 2001 13:19:51 EDT
  ...IIRC (I often don't) the Digijet is an L-Jetronic w/Lambda. Sounds like yours may have a collection of problems. Start by...
• Re: Convert 85 auto to 4sp? And HP increases please
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:51:52 EST
  ...one installed on his 'mid-'80's Volvo with a Bosch L-Jetronic similar to VW's Digijet). After I go through the instructions...
• Re: oil light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 23:00:40 -0500
  ...The L-jetronic EFI system uses a vacuum-diagram-controlled fuel pressure regulator on the fuel rail. If the diaphragm fails, the vacuum can...
• Re: Exploded diagrams and Value of Microfiche Vanagon Manuals
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 23:32:45 -0500
  ...source and having this information free on the web like the L-Jetronic manuals and such at type2.com Plus the ability to print...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:02:15 -0700
  ...are not "wasted" >>fuel?? > > Digifant and Digijet both, as well as L-Jetronic which the Digis are > related to. Others as well, I think...
• Re: Replacement computer
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 17:53:22 -0500
  ...This system is, essentially, a version of the Bosch "L-Jetronic" system, and, as such, is well documented on the web, as elsewhere. I...
• Where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 11:08:01 -0500
  ...I am up to speed with L-Jetronic FI, but the arrangement of the parts on the wasserboxer is a bit different. Heck, I...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:02:58 -0400
  ...Anyone who knows how to deal with L-Jetronic should be able to get pretty far with the ECU/fi system, for example, as...
• Re: Where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 16:33:12 -0500
  ...I am up to speed with L-Jetronic FI, but the arrangement > of the parts on the wasserboxer is a bit different. Heck, I...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:57:01 -0800
  ...An air cooled > L-Jetronic engine at 8k > feet is going to be somewhat rich anyway. It seems > like a dose of > alcohol might...
• Re: Pulling the engine tonight, anything I need to know?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:19:18 -0800
  ...You will remove the L-Jetronic AFM and air filter prior to removing the engine, as well as disconnecting some electrical connections, the FI...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:03:27 -0800
  ...The Bosch L-Jetronic system with lambda (O2) sensor pretty much nails that 14.7 air-fuel ratio. Congress legislating that it be so...
• Solution for Re: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 06:54:06 -0800
  ...VW did pull a scam -- they "cost reduced" the nice Bosch L-Jetronic >into the "Digijet" and "Digifant" systems. Most of the reduction was...
• Re: Digijet Digitool Info
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:03:05 -0600
  ...It will also work on an L-jetronic or digifant 2 system. Hooking a led circuit (light emitting diode) direct to coil minus takes...
• Re: 1981 Questions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:47:59 -0500
  ...The Bosch L-jetronic system has wide capabilities for dealing with changes in induction, load, temp, etc. Only when you bump it up to...
• Re: digifant test adaptor improvement suggestions =>> Long
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 23:27:46 -0600
  Darrell et all, Very Cool! -> I've fought with my L-Jetronic system trying to troubleshoot various problems. And, since it has no built...
• Re: Where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 18:02:42 -0500
  ...I am up to speed with L-Jetronic FI, but the arrangement >> of the parts on the wasserboxer is a bit different. Heck, I...
• AVP engine, MPG and power problem
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 21:09:31 -0700
  ...This is a California model with L-Jetronic FI with O2 sensor. I've installed all new fuel and vacuum hose, intake tube boots...
• Re: Timing question: Digifant I system
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:44:45 -0400
  ...In mitigation, I do also own a '75 VW Westphalia but it thankfully uses the L-Jetronic system. Roland Finston
• Re: Engine hesitation -- Need Help!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:04:38 -0400
  ...Also, the battery MUST be firmly attached to the circuit in the L-Jetronic system (which you have). I had a 1976 bus that...
• Re: Bosch books
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Oct 95 20:32:01 CDT
  ...order # 1-987-723-601 the Handbook) Bosch Technical Instruction Booklets * L-Jetronic Fuel-Injection System ISBN 0-8376-0469-9 RBP order # H160...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:44:14 -0700
  ...Digijet is VW's version of the Bosch "L-Jetronic" (CIS is "K-Jetronic"). Early versions were very basic, later versions (most Vanagons up...
• 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: Analyzer question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Wed, 23 May 2001 23:17:38 -0600
  ...I know Digifant is not Bosch but it is very close to Bosch Mototronic and is also the successor to Bosch L Jetronic and...
• Re: Seeking Gyro Gearloose
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:10:24 -0400
  ...Years ago had a 1976 (2.0L Bosch L-Jetronic) that would hardly run because the owner had diced up the fuel management system...
• Re: newbie questions '84 digijet
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 01:22:44 -0400
  ...Good luck Chuck -- '83 Westy and '84 Jaguar XJ-6 with essentially, the same FI system ( Bosch L-Jetronic ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Ruble...
• '81 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:43:06 PDT
  ...2.0L air-cooled engine, Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection. Deluxe camper package with three-way refrigerator, propane stove, and sink. Approximately 126,000...
• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:22:52 -0500
  ...I built a bench-test rig for my 1.8L L-jetronic type4 engine last winter, it wasn't that hard to do, and...
• '78 Bus still FS
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 6 Nov 96 21:25:31 EST
  ...Has the standard Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection, which functions wonderfully and has never given me any problems. Hydraulic valve lifters. New pushrod tube...
• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:36:38 -0800
  ...I built a bench-test rig for my 1.8L > L-jetronic type4 engine last winter, it wasn't that hard to do, and...
• Fwd: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Wed, 14 May 2003 03:04:59 -0700
  ...What about the Cold Start Valve? Does >> the >> Digijet system have a Thermo-Time Switch? In my 1975 VW Beetle with >> L-Jetronic (AFC...
• Volkswagen literature
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 16 Jun 1996 10:41:11 -0300
  ...Bosch Technical Instruction Booklets L-Jetronic Fuel-Injection System Author: Publisher: Date: ISBN: 0-8376-0469-9 Title: Bosch Technical Instruction Booklets Motronic Combined...
• CARB VS FUEL INJECTION
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:53:08 EST
  ...http://www.vettenet.org/efi_ref.txt VW used AFC (a form of L jetronic) in air-cooled Vanagons from 1980-1983.5 In...
• rich bad mileage syndrome miss stall
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 29 May 2003 01:29:54 -0700
  ...What about the Cold Start Valve? Does >> the >> Digijet system have a Thermo-Time Switch? In my 1975 VW Beetle with >> L-Jetronic (AFC...
• Bus/Vanagon Literature Database...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Feb 95 10:19:11 -0500
  ...Probst Joel Walker <jwalker@ua1vm.ua.edu> Bosch Technical Instruction Booklets - "L-Jetronic Fuel-Injection System", "Motronic Combined Ignition and Fuel-Injection System", "Battery...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine / Digifant Conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 13:45:23 EDT
  ...drag is more on the all the vane-based AFM's (L-jetronic, CIS, Digifant) and this the efficiency is less for the older...
• Re: Capacitor fix - what year?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:04:14 -0600
  ...no aircools were involved, as they had the non-digital (analog) L-Jetronic fuel injection system. here's the bulletins and some comments by...
• Re: Ratio rockers was (dyno results from Boston Bobs) or true con fessions of a gear head
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:35:01 -0600
  ...displacement would be accomodated for by the flapper....this is why L-jetronic is better than D-jetronic on 914 Porsches....L meaning Luft...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 13:59:18 -0400
  ...The 1.9l has ECU (engine control unit) control of fuel pump and injectors; the system is essentially the Bosch L-Jetronic. Ignition drive...
• Subaru transplant versus Ratio rockers and wasserboxer upgrades
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 15:46:15 -0800
  ...displacement would be accomodated for > by the flapper....this is why L-jetronic is better than D-jetronic on > 914 Porsches....L meaning Luft...
• Re: 400mm Lift to Flush
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 20:37:46 +0200
  ...The 1.9l has ECU (engine control unit) control of fuel pump and injectors; the system is essentially the Bosch L-Jetronic. Ignition drive...
• VolksBooks (Volume 1, issue 2)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 11:09:32 -0300
  ...Bosch Technical Instruction Booklets L-Jetronic Fuel-Injection System Author: Publisher: Date: ISBN: 0-8376-0469-9 Title: Bosch Technical Instruction Booklets Motronic Combined...
• another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
  ...An offshoot of the previous Bosch L-Jetronic, the new system's control unit uses digital rather than analog technology and, generally speaking, it...
• Bosch Ignition Partnumbers for FlatFour VW Engines.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Aug 96 13:01:10 +0200
  ...1 L-Jetronic 08/74>12/79 0 231 176 044 1 237 013 130 1 234 332 215 1 235 522 193 1...