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• Re: Digifant II 'Diesel' Conversion Pics
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:44:53 -0700
  ...Out goes the 48hp Diesel and in goes a 105hp Digifant II > motor (ok... time to do the Tim Allen rant!). Quite the installation...
• Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:15:44 -0800
  ...I came back, printed out David's replay, found my digifant manual that I had printed out some time ago and forgotten about, and...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 21 Nov 95 22:02:50 EST
  ...about the cylindrical doohickey that On the Corrado as most other Digifant injected VW's this is a particularly troublesome part, for those who...
• Re: Old Volks Home Update?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 10:37:33 -0800
  ...I just made a boo-boo when laying out the digifant distributor parts. It's been corrected. The RFI Shield was not used on...
• Re: York, PA area - Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:13:10 -0400
  ...Well, the problem is that I have the one for the Digifant ('86 & later) fuel injection system and your '84 has the Digijet (assuming...
• Re: bucking/ what fix
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:57:39 -0400
  ...The warm humid environment corroded some of the pins on the Digifant unit to a point where the plating came off. I keep cleaning...
• Re: duel fuel westy, LPG/propane or gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 07:23:35 -0500
  ...Its a duel fuel system so the original digifant is still in place > and functional. You just flip an electrical switch on the dash...
• Digifant to carb, any thoughts??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Tue, 15 May 2001 15:06:21 -0400
  I have an '89 2.1 which has a bad ECU, AFM and fuel pressure reg. (all verified with friends van), and have access...
• I need to sell A Few Parts:
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:51:19 -0700
  ...2.1L Digifant distributor, tested and it works fine. No play in shaft. $60 6. Stub axle and housing both left and right. $95...
• Re: Questions re. Audi 3A engine swap (after searching the archives)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 6 May 2004 02:11:02 EDT
  ...This adapts the air shrouded CIS injectors to the standard Bosch Digifant/Porsche/SAAB/Volvo type. I then cut a new Aluminum fuel rail...
• Re: Continued Bucking - Digifant readings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 23:59:06 -0800
  ...Continued Bucking - Digifant readings The 87 syncro is still buckin like a stalion. Most of the bucking is at highway speeds, cold or hot...
• Re: which cabriolet? (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 11:10:24 -0400
  ...Rabbit Convertible '88 factory wide body kit, 4 round headlights '90 Digifant II fuel injection '92 last year of production Some where around '83...
• hesitation when starting off(accelerating)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 03:40:45 -0400
  ...When you depress the accelerator pedal, two signals command the Digifant control module to increase RPM. The throttle switch signals the moment of off...
• Re: gasoline odor
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 10:44:49 -0700
  ...I have my Bentley manual open to the Digifant > tank illustration on pages 20-26,27. Looks like MANY places to leak from. > Any...
• Re: Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 04:58:24 EDT
  ...The Digifant ECU was AFU, I was SOL. To make things worse, my sliding door handle was BenT! I've since installed load D...
• Re: eBay User Reference
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:33:39 -0800
  ...This is achieved bymore frequent gathering of engine operating parameters such as fuel quality..." AFAIK, there is nothing in the Vanagon Digifant system that...
• "High" Pressure Oil Switch Electrical Questions. (Jetta conversion) PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:31:32 -0700
  ...Returned home, no chirping. (presumably, the oil was cooler from coasting down the mountain) The '86 Vanagon Digifant diagram, shows a solid state part...
• Engine runs with no AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:41:16 -0500
  ...Any ideas on this curiosity? This is a 2.1 digifant. Edward ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv...
• index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
  ...Control A/C on Vanagon 1987 87-N08 Fuel Basic Digifant Assumptions - System Digifant Management System Vanagon 1987 63-87-01 Body Front Bumper...
• Engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:53:57 -0700
  ...freeway speeds, 3500 - 4500 rpm, I don't see this issue. Digifant (023906023), 2.5L, 5 cylinder, new Bosch plug wires, new Bosch dist...
• Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Part IV
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:38:45 -0500
  Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems - Digifant TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINES Idle Stabilization - Checking Power Steering ___ Engine idling, turn the steering wheel hard left (or right) to...
• DISTRIBUTOR, INSTALLING
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:06:19 -0600
  Howdy Volks, I finally got the new distributor in for "Das Boot." She is a 1986 Westy with Digifant injection. I am attempting to...
• IT IS MY name and IF you want it BUY IT FROM ME!!!! or Else....
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:30:54 -0500
  ...in a variety of fonts and models that suit both the Digifant and Digijet ECU's. All "e"'s are shipped via IPS (Imaginary...
• FS wbx and associated parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 03:01:27 +0000
  ...100. Idle control box $50. ECU $100. air flow meter $50. Digifant wiring harness $100. These last four items are original to the van...
• Re: Digifant II problems in my 86 Syncro - HELP
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:55:44 EST
  David, I need just a little more background on this situation before I can help. Has this motor been in the van for all...
• Re: 1.9l-strange throttle response-fish
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:53:15 -0800
  ...not > require such intense FI adjustments to be made by > the Digifant system... the > car can run. > > However, as soon as it is cold...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:33:28 -0800
  ...Was I clear that the distributor design in the Digifant design is quite different than TCI-H? Also, the replacement Hall Sender does come...
• Re: hot chip
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:58:35 EDT
  ...I see from a browse of the archives that at least one list member tried a performance chip (022D) in the Digifant ECU. Then...
• Re: '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some help on this one... ; NOT SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:06:19 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: '89 2.1i digifant cutting out. Really need some > help on this > one... ; NOT SOLVED! > > > Still got this damn...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:54:44 -0700
  ...Coil boil I just recently had some work completed on my Syncro Westy which included a new coil for a 2.1 digifant - when...
• Re: AFM adjustment; clockwise or anticlockwise?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:07:38 -0700
  ...This was YEARS ago, but as I recall, the Bosch book says Digifant ECU defaults to the WOT table on open loop, which ought...
• Re: Correct Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:58:48 -0400
  ...Correct Tranny? Volks, I am in the middle of putting a 1989 Jetta Digifant I4 engine in an 82 Diesel and from what I...
• For Sale: Driver wanted for 87 7-seater PA
  Historical mailing list - Heffelfinger
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:15:01 -0500
  ...I rebuilt the Digifant, took over all good care of it. Interior looks good, mats are ok. Sweet bus,very sensitive about its oil...
• Was running poor when cold --> now it's a head leak
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 18:19:29 -0400
  ...a friend who is CONVINCED that an Audi 80/90 or Digifant Fox will fit. Has anyone installed one of these? Thanks in advance...
• FS I4 engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 03:00:26 +0000
  ...3A 8v 2 liter that has been converted to run on digifantII injection. Included in this is: Engine ,ecu, AFM and wiring harness. ( engine...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:28:46 -0700
  ...I will however interpret this with a grain of salt as I think it depends which Bosch system and what year (Digifant is derived...
• Re: Stopped in Moro... fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Oct 2016 19:01:14 -0700
  ...Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > > Riding along in the rain, 84 Digifant vanagon with an ABA inline gas > motor, started missing. Key cycling has...
• Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:13:51 -0800
  ...a crossflow head, mounted like the factory diesel, using factory parts. Digifant, uses almost all Vanagon parts. Don't want anything else in my...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:27:00 -0700
  can you tell us more about the motor? CIS or Digifant, guessing the former... does it bog down? black smoke from tail pipe? doubting...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 16 Apr 94 09:32:20 CDT
  ...well, the digifant fuel injection shuts the injectors OFF when you take your foot off the pedal at speed ... like pulling into an off...
• Re: Cutting out
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 09:54:35 -0800
  ...The vanagon has a cabriolet engine in it and has the digifant engine maintenance system. Ok here is the problem when i mashed the...
• New Fuel Inject Test Data
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 May 94 22:28:38 EDT
  ...If you do not own the factory training manual I mentioned, and you have a Digifant system (86-91), send me private e-mail...
• Today's forwards from "professional" techs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 07:50:01 -0800
  ...1 L > > Trans: Automatic > Mileage: 100,000 miles > VIN: WV2YBO25XMH002708 > Fuel: Digifant 1 > > Symptoms: Stall > Occurs: Intermittently > > ____________________________________________________________ > > Hello. I'm a Mercedes tech who...
• Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 May 2017 09:57:03 -0700
  Ok. Ya, I had an intermittent failure on a fuel pump relay on my swap; broken hard wire inside. This was due, in part...
• Re: Does anyone live in the SF Bay Area?
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:18:37 -0700
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > ...and who could help me figure out this issue with my van not starting? > > Philippe > '87 Vanagon GL 2.1 Digifant
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:31:32 -0600
  ...I used to use on my 90Westy when it was H2OBxr+Digifant ~ < https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=279808&cc=1286580 > The...
• Re: 1986-91 wire harness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:14:36 -0400
  ...1986-91 wire harness I need the harness so I can use the connectors to troubleshoot my Digifant system, doesn't have to be...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:59:18 -0800
  ...The O2 sensor is mounted in the converter body, so you will lose the "closed loop" part of the digifant. Best Regards, Chris
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 21:43:14 -0800
  ...work for any fuel rail FI system that VW has (Digijet, Digifant I + II and Motronic). These gauges go to 11BAR (160PSI) and have...
• Re: 50 cents to fix the AFM
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 19:04:53 -0500
  ...PLEASE HELP US ALL OF US WITH THIS PROBLEM! Malibu Tony 85' Westy digifant......8 degrees BTDC > -----Original Message----- > From: Smola, Tony > Sent: Thursday...
• Re: Train YOUR vehicles to get better gas mileage (it's Fryeday)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 30 May 2008 19:15:18 -0700
  ...David --- Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Does the Vanagon ECU (digifant) "learn"? I thought it was a pretty > dumb system. > -- > 1991 Vanagon...
• more engine rebuilt stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 20:52:36 -0600
  ...1780 |Various |4 | 88-92 |With Digifant Injection | 982I | VW |1780 |Various |4 | 88-92 |With Digifant Injection | 982J | Pg: 28 ATK Engine Master...
• Re: Stopped in Moro... fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:16:53 -0700
  ...Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > > Riding along in the rain, 84 Digifant vanagon with an ABA inline gas > motor, started missing. Key cycling has...
• Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sat, 7 Jan 1995 09:37:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...Bulletin # 92-01 Vanagon > >Intermittent Misfire which is for all Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection > >Engines. > > > Paul > puusital@adobe.com > > I had similar experiences with...
• Re: Cutting out problem
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 08:16:43 -0400
  ...The real problem is the screwy programming in the Digifant gets confused and shuts down. VW never admitted this error. > (other than the fact...
• half-lilley becomes quarter lilley
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:29:43 -1000
  ...In spite of my mechanics insistence (without checking) that we had an 022D Digifant ECU in my 89 Syncro Westy, it ends up that...
• Re: Call for I4 conversion owners survey
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:51:26 -0500
  ...Could be done easier, with motronic, or Digifant. > 7. Cost of conversion Under $1000 USD.....No kidding, Less than a Thousand. > If you could...
• 10 year anniversary
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:07:43 -0700
  ...95,000 miles on it, and the donor engine ('92 1800 digifant) had 20,000 miles. So... that old I4 has been pushing the...
• Charcoal Canister Dangers and Docs
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:35:40 -0500
  ...In addition, you should check Bentley pages 20.34 and maybe 24.24b, and maybe page 12 of the Digifant I/Digifant II ProTraining...
• Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan etc.
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:51:05 +0200
  ...I ve seen four over the years, three TDs and one 2.1 digifant. I ve only seen synchros so far, but with a...