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• Re: Idle Stabilizer 2nd check (regulator)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 07:17:27 -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: Yet Even More About My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:50:25 -0800
  ...btw ) with digijet fuel system, and it does run nicely, maybe even better than a 2.1 with digifant. In your situation, given that...
• Re: Yup, those are my symptoms! ... here's Joel's info
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 16:48:29 -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...
• ASIAN: Fixed! VW Vanagon No Start - Floods
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 21:47:25 -0800
  ...1987 Vw Vanagon with the Digifant (Bosch Afc) Gas >Injection System. >Vehicle was brought in on the hook with a no start. Customer said...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:29:29 -0800
  ...The terminal numberings are those used in the Bentley wiring diagram for the Digifant 1986 system. ICU(Idle Control Unit) connections: 6/50 Digital...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:36:34 -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: How Much to Rebuild 84 Engine???
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:35:21 -0800
  ...I have one westy running with a 2.1 engine but the 1.9 fuel system, and it does seem to go quite well...
• 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
  ...The fuel pump comes on three ways ....one is the 'pre-run' .....when you go to start any vanagon with this system, you 'should...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:09:12 -0500
  The Digifant vans have the heated O2 sensor, Digijet did not. Digijet also does not relay on the sensor as much. Usually a bad...
• Re: Dumb question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 20:15:07 EDT
  ...vacuum system? I have had more than my share of problems with the centrifugal advance timing. I would recommend switching to digifant fuel management...
• Re: My recent engine tear-down: All is good again
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:58:21 -0500
  ...Everything settled down in a minute > or two, the air all came out of the cooling system and she runs > like a new motor...
• Re: Parting out a 1987 Wolfsburg vanagon in Toronto / BusFusion / Niagara Falls
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 May 2012 19:34:19 -0700
  ...also available, other than the ECU I still have > the digifant FI system up for grabs and some decent exhaust parts as > well. The...
• Re: Running cold...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:12:48 -0500
  ...On the digifant vans the sensor itself more so than the wiring to it. If you are testing a temp II sensor with the...
• Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 09:56:58 -0400
  ...the Subject with this system is .. 86 Vangaon with brand new rebuilt auto trans ..rebuilt by German Transaxle of Bend , oregon. I don't...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:55:52 -0700
  ...short order. > > Our vanagons are, with the exception of the > digifant/digijet system, > analog devices. Entirely comprehensible and possible to > master, as > demonstrated by...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:00:38 -0700
  ...van is and also if you are troubleshooting the digijet >>    or digifant system.  Let me know and I will try to assist. >> >>    -- Thanks, >>    Ken...
• FW: Air Meter Capacitor sawp??? Need info....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:25:19 -0400
  ...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: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:56:01 -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: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 18:28:11 -0800
  ...The Vanagon engne is really > prone to this due to the poorly designed intake system. Over advanced > ignition timing will also add to this...
• Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:32:15 -0700
  ...bus depot with the connector kit..2 wire for the digifant II system on my inline rabbit motor... Checked the obvious...alternator belt is...
• Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2017 11:39:48 -0800
  ...At work I also operate a near > 600kw solar system (utility intertie). I am also well versed with emergency > generator/transfer switch systems. > > Dennis...
• Re: Can't get '80 Vanagon to pass emissions
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:43:52 -0700
  ...I had originally thought that the digifant ignition system was like the new Ford systems where you didn't need to adjust the timing...
• Vanagon ECU Settings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 13:15:45 +0000
  ...The bosch Book has a section on what works and what doesn't' as far as tinkering with the system, a la perfomance chips...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:38:10 -0500
  ...I bled radiator and thermo housing today but I did > not find any air in the system. > > Today, I decided to get after the...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:41:30 -0600
  ...The continuity test I performed is listed in the Digifant Pro Training Manual. It is not listed in the Bentley. http://www.obsolyte.com...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:49:11 -0700
  ...Remember that for Digifant II and CIS-E engines (I assume CIS is similar, but haven't really looked at this primitive system) the...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 03:20:34 -0700
  ...digifant replacement engine (2005) with less than 1000 miles on >> it ... >> >> benny boy says the thermostat is crucial to proper performance of injector >> system...
• NOS for horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:04:28 -0400
  ...The fogger kits are fairly reliable, not like the old "dry" systems that tend to melt pistons. -----Original Message----- From: John Anderson <vwbus@MINDSPRING...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 08:49:36 -0500
  ...So I am up to about $7200!!! Hopefully, I could sell my Waterboxer, and its Digifant system (which works perfectly) to help reclaim some...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:45:56 -0600
  Joy, Bentley 97.119, fuses for 88 and 89 Digifant. On the 89 (and probably most models), the instrument cluster lights are on a...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:12:02 -0700
  ...Substitution report.. > > I run digifant engine management for my inline VW ABA Jetta motored > vanagon...same as the stock Vanagons but with the inline...
• Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 07:09:52 -0600
  ...You're right, the digijet section of Bentley gives the precautions that the digifant section does not, and I've violated several of those...
• Re: engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 23:51:28 -0800
  ...Hot start problems turned out to be a faulty CIS-E system - Can't see how a mounting system would be responsible for either...
• Re: Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:56:15 -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: # Importance of pressure and temp monitoring (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:55:55 -0400
  ...Peace, Marla '87 Van "Morrison" 2.1 L Digifant ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Dodson Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 3:29 PM To: vanagon...
• ECU CHIP AND ROCKER UPGRADE (Dennis Haynes on...)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 14:23:07 -0400
  ...For what it's worth, using a Digifant FI system with a >matching distributor seems to greatly increase the power of the 2.1...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.3 was: looking for a project?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 11:07:12 +0000
  ...I also push upgrading the complete cooling system to the 2.1L design. Increased tolerance to air in the system and self bleeding, better...
• Re: '84 1.9L 2-WD -- cold start problems still the same after new O2-sensor, new Temp II sensor, and new plugs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:12:07 -0700
  ...valve' is a '5th injector' .. >> used on fuel injection systems prior to Digijet and Digifant. >> CIS fuel injection cars use them .. >> air-cooled Vanagons...
• Re: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:55:19 -0700
  Paul, the AFM capacitor fix has no bearing on your van as your Golf motor is using a different engine management system. Maybe you...
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:22:44 -0700
  ...You never told us it was converted to Digifant. How's the list supposed to make a diagnosis with fault info??? Bad Ben.... Cheers...
• Re: Fwd: Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:22:46 -0500
  ...But you have to understand how systems in your van work to get the most out of it. I'm still learning. This was...
• Re: '85 1.9L Stumbles Off Idle When Warm
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 20:23:20 -0500
  ...Doing this taught me alot about digifant characteristics and their effect on engine performance... **without having the O2 sensor trying to undo what I...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 07:35:37 -0700
  ...They sold em from the factory.....The diesel Vanagons and the gasser inlines have identically cast blocks so the engine mounting system and it...
• Re: Hiccups
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 May 1998 08:25:13 CDT
  ...All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines CONDITION After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant speed, vehicle experiences lack of power...
• Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:07:59 EST
  ...1) poor reliability with a marginal head/cooling jacket sealing system. And 2) inadequate high rpm performance with low redline and rapid power falloff...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:41:55 -0700
  ...My understanding is other VWs with Digifant FI have this unit built into the ECU, a much better idea. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• 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
  ...The fuel pump comes on three ways ....one is the 'pre-run' .....when you go to start any vanagon with this system, you 'should...
• Re: ECU Digital
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 15 May 2022 20:43:58 -0400
  ...fairly simple system and with very few exceptions most running problems end up being outside the fault of the FI system. > > For the high...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:40:58 EST
  ...My change to the inline 4 gasoline system has likewise been bulletproof. Now, I found my older A/C buses to be quite reliable...
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 02:08:39 +0100
  ...Are you suggesting US Digifants run ridiculously weak? I thought their poor performance was cats, weight, power this, power that and obvious emissions compromise...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 11:54:00 -0400
  ...The Digifant modifies the timing curve based on coolant temp so part of the procedure is to disconnect the temp 2 sensor to go...
• How about changing the resonate frequency? WAS: Yup, those are my symptoms!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:16:04 -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: How Much to Rebuild 84 Engine???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:54:29 -0800
  ...I have one westy running with a 2.1 engine but the 1.9 fuel system, and it does seem to go quite well...
• Re: My recent engine tear-down: All is good again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Nov 2013 02:00:20 -0500
  ...Everything settled down in a minute or two, the air all came out of the cooling system and she runs like a new motor...
• Re: Update and question inline VW Van block swap (in progress)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:55:35 -0700
  ...I was told) Digifant operating >>> system. I replaced the lower end with an ABA 2.0 Jetta motor 93m.y. but >>> kept all the...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 10:46:51 -0800
  ...The Digifant system is just an overly complicated attempt at keeping an obsolete and inefficient engine in production for too long. Stuart -----Original Message...
• Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:43:29 -0400
  ...Except for the O2 sensor system being difficult to diagnose the rest of the FI system usually works or it doesn't. It is...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:24:09 -0700
  ...There can be enough work involved in making sure things like the cooling system are in good condition. Consider things like tire diameter, gearing...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 11:55:06 +0200
  ...It is possible to get an engine with bad throttle switch and/ or bad bypass air system to run quite decently by pulling the...
• Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:41:54 -0700
  ...It's not a 'smart' system ...very crude actually. the next system up , 2.1 waterboxer Digifant, uses an electronically controlled air idle valve...