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• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 20:51:06 -0800
  ...Well ask me! I have a '92 1800 8V Digifant engine in my '82 westy. I've put 60k miles on it (4.5...
• Wanted: Digifant ECU
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:16:36 -0400
  ...Does anyone have a Digifant ECU they can part with for less. E-mail: pointsnorth@sudbury.cbc.ca if you have one or know...
• Re: How does Digifant work?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:39:59 -0700
  ...How does Digifant work? Does anyone know how Digifant works? I think that the hall sender input to the ECU is more "important" than...
• Re: digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 21:58:30 -0400
  ...I had wired the digijet tool coil LED the same as the > digifant tool coil LED. It turns out the transistorized ignition control > unit...
• Re: digifant II has a barometer was: Mileage at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 08:59:15 -0800
  I saw the same thing when I played digifant recently. It looks like a little "blow-out" valve or reed valve. Looking inside my...
• diesel to gas swaps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 18:14:25 -0500
  ...I like digifant because of the low pressure fuel lines and my access to some digifant stuff. I like CIS because I know it...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:03:36 EDT
  ...09:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM writes: Digifant. 1.9 is DigiJet hey guys other than the ingnition control system...
• Re: 1990 Carat...Overheating Saga that won't end....Help????
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 02:30:15 +0000
  ...The Digifant distributor Hall sensor just sends a very simple 0-10V square wave showing engine rotation. All timing calculations and adjustments are carried...
• Looking for correct part numbers for 88 digifant
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:30:45 -0500
  ...Any source of part numbers for the various relays, ets associated with the 88 digifant? There has been some parts guessing/swapping by the...
• How does Digifant work?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 19:53:35 -0400
  Does anyone know how Digifant works? I think that the hall sender input to the ECU is more "important" than the AFM input. That...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:28:43 -0800
  ...Digifant II would be a closer approximation, and iirc has nearly the same pin out as the digifant I ecu. However, the digifant II...
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 May 2009 22:56:04 -0400
  ...for the Digifant. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
• Re: Digifant Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 16:05:01 EST
  ...The coil fired and the indicator on the digifant tool illuminated. For test purposes I could swap the distributors on the 84 and 87...
• Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 19:03:25 -0700
  ...Now, with the noisy one, the van ran OK....no glaring issues with it's digifant inline four motor....I did 'sense' a slight...
• Re: Digifant component comparison between Jetta and Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:01:47 -0500
  ...Why would VW re-invent the wheel? I don't have a factory WBX digifant van to experiment on but I'd bet you...
• Occasional Rough Running '86
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 11 Nov 94 13:27:28 PST
  ...Now I don't believe you have a Digifant engine and I'm not even sure yours is a Digijet either. Joel will probably...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#529705514: 1987 Vanagon Volkswagon Digifant ECU
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 20:26:55 PST
  ...1987 Vanagon Volkswagon Digifant ECU Seller: napman@worldnet.att.net Starts: Dec-19-00 20:01:08 PST Ends: Dec-26-00 20:01...
• Re: 2.5 Litre Big Motors From Brian
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Dec 1995 18:34:44 -0500
  Regarding seting up the Digifant, The Digifant will compensate. The response may not be that great during warm-up, but once the system goes...
• digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:50:48 -0400
  Another post got me curious, and I read a bit about how Digifant works. From what I read it seems that all 4 injectors...
• Re: Digifant mysteries...
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:18:37 -0500
  ...I happen to be looking through my Bently wiring diagrams right now (working on my Digifant diag. tool), there is a 5 amp fuse...
• Re: Digifant help!!! - NEW CPU?
  Historical mailing list - Guy
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 08:33:24 -0600
  ...Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > >I once took apart a digifant I ECU to see what PROM chip it used. There >were no >non-volital...
• Re: Overheating Problem FIXED! Thanks all...
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:55:59 -0700
  ...The Digifant > system ignition distributor has no vacuum devices or > any moving parts and > all timing changes are determined inside the > Digifant Control Module...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 27 May 2010 23:10:22 -0400
  ????? I thought digifant controlled spark. Certainly does on Golf/Jetta. This pic doesn't show a vacuum canister thingamabob either. http://tinyurl.com/338wgwq...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2010 05:45:41 -0400
  Sorry I missed the "Digifant" vs. "Digijet". The 2.1L Digifant does control the spark advance with the ECU. AFM and temp sensor are...
• ECU part numbers, 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:49:27 -0800
  ...VW # 025 906 022 , Triumph-Adler, Digifant, Made in Germany VW # 025 906 022 , Bosch 0261 200 065, DF, Made in Germany VW # 025...
• GoWesty WBX Management System
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sun, 14 May 2017 13:14:27 -0400
  Does anyone have any thoughts on the development of GoWesty's Digifant replacement system? It seems it has passed certification processes and is the...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 4 May 2014 10:38:20 -0700
  ...The owner keeps the Digijet system adapting it to the 2.1 This may be true the other way around (1.9 with Digifant...
• Re: Idle (Air?) Control Valve VW part #035133455F
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:05:33 -0800
  ...A few online Digifant and Digifant 2 diagrams show 2 wires to this part with one showing a (+ I think) wire going from the...
• Part nembers needed.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:16:58 -0700
  ...Digifant ECU "D" model Digifant Harness Idle Control Relay Bosch Distributer that goes with the Digifant system Charcoal Cannister Valve Connected to the Charcoal...
• Fwd: Digifant Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 11:51:44 EST
  ...I have completed assembly and installation of the digifant tool. I got the van to start this morning and the LED for the coil...
• Anybody got photos of their Digifant Tool in the dah?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 08:43:40 -0700
  ...My Custom Dash Project is rearing its ugly head again...I'm thinking of making and installing a Digifant Tool in my dash...anybody...
• knock sensors
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 14:28:44 -0700
  ...to be the only real deterant from replacing the digifant ecu with a digifant II ecu (one of which I was given with a...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine / Digifant Conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 00:01:02 -0400
  ...2.1l engine / Digifant Conversion comments >(BTW, >the AC failure could also be a conversion related swap, as I had to engineer >the AC...
• Re: To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 12:14:38 -0500
  ...The 2.1 liter (Digifant) do all ignition timing advance functions in the ECU. Even though there is not a Knock sensor. Dennis ----- Original...
• Re: Question About ECU Programing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:52:59 -0500
  ...The Digifant takes care of ignition timing directly while the Digijet still uses a mechanical/vacuum advance/retard system. Digifant idle stabilizing is by...
• Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 10 May 2017 10:46:17 -0400
  ...It's an ABA block with 1.8 head running Digifant II. The engine acts like it has a rev limiter at 3000 RPM...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:31:15 +0000
  ...I think Golf/ Jetta is 3 wire. > Eric > >Chris DeLong wrote: > > > No, ISV's on ANY VW Digifant has only 2 wires. '90- Cabriolet...
• digifant ecu chip
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 08:11:21 -0600
  --------------------- Hi Volks, I need a chip for a digifant ecu and I am unable to cross reference it. The chip a TI (texas instrument...
• Re: Hand-held tach use with Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 00:48:49 -0400
  ...Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures ----- Original Message ----- > QUESTION FOR THE LIST: > > When working with 2.1L Digifant systems, what do you use to check engine...
• Re: Digifant help!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 14:28:55 -0800
  I once took apart a digifant I ECU to see what PROM chip it used. There were no non-volital chips other than the...
• Re: ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 09 Feb 1997 17:54:34 -0800
  ...digifant ECU's. > > > > > > I've confirmed that VW did revise the digifant several times throughout > > > each production year and that all Vanagon Digifant ECU...
• Re: digifant
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 18:34:04 -0700
  ...It is also difficult to > > > attach test leads to measure many devices on our digifants. > > > I have looked at several options on ways to...
• Re: Our beloved digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:46:47 EDT
  ...Seems that the collective wisdom is to put the digifant system back to totally stock, everything at stock spec>>> Only the settings not the...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Manual
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:20:03 -0700
  ...Any ideas? Have Digifant 1/ 2 Manual, Type 2, and Digijet Manuals. One of them should have what you are looking for. BenT
• DIGIFANT ECU FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:15:29 -0700
  I have a BOSCH Digifant I ECU removed from my '89 Carat for sale. Part Number 025 906 022D. This ECU looks/works like...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:15:58 +0000
  OK, if your Cabriolet has Digifant injection it will work. Provided both cars were intended for the US market. Eric, like my signature states...
• Re: To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 18:02:20 -0800
  The Vanagon's Digitfant system will run an inline four engine designed for Digifant II - the one problem that you will have with an...
• 87 Digifant idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 10:16:46 -0800
  ...Hello Volks, My 87 Synchro Digifant has some warmup problems: Cold start: Somewhat reluctant to idle then fine, then little or no idle after...
• # ECU / Digifant tool connector questions
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:23:07 MST
  Hello again, I was thinking about playing with the Digifant tool (designed by Darrell Boehler) discussed on this list several times (I seem to...
• Re: Digijet = K-Jetronic?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:46:35 -0700
  Both the Digijet and Digifant are K-Jetronic systems, there is little difference between them. The Digifant is a bit cleaner due to tougher...
• Re: AFM upgrade using 16 volt tantalum capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:26:33 -0800
  ...I did the 'cap fix' (+ a ground for the AFM) to a '92 1.8L Golf w / Digifant & it cured the stumbling / cutting out...
• Re: Internal Pictures of ECU's and ISCU's
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:06:37 -0400
  ...If I had the time I would rip out the vanagon digifant system and try the Golf/jetta digifant system on a vanagon engine...
• Questions about DigifantII (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:34:02 -0400
  ...It is a Digifant II. It will start and then immediately die. It acts like the engine is flooding out. One wierd thing that...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:48:41 +0200
  ...ECU firmware location > > > > On 9/16/07, Jerry Baker <jbvelo@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Bob, > >> Does the EURO ECU (13 HP GAIN) work with Digifant...
• Re: WTB: Digifant Computer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:48:40 -0800
  ...COM Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: WTB: Digifant Computer This is for my 87 westy Part number: 025 906 022...
• Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:23:27 -0500
  ...As I go thru the fuel injection area of my Bentley I keep seeing two different systems, Digijet and Digifant, what is the physical...
• Re: Digifant II in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 13:58:33 -0700
  What would be needed?
• Re: What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 17:14:22 -0400
  ...What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant) what is the funtion of the bentley repair manual B Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Masar" <azsun99...
• Re: Digijet = K-Jetronic?
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:50:54 -0700
  ...Better than ANY book! <http://www.type2.com/library/fuel.htm> Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR Stuart MacMillan wrote: > > Both the Digijet and Digifant...
• Re: '84 rough running, backfire
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 14:28:51 EDT
  ...It doesn't have some of the other fancy features of the Digifant. Then again maybe all my problems could stem from the fact...