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• Re: Euro Vanagons 2.1L have 112 horsies......how do they accomplish t his?.....compression @ 10:1?.....G-cam?
  Historical mailing list - Doublecabguy
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:19:40 -0700
  ...With a Digijet injection system, with no oxygen sensor or knock sensor. If you wanted to change to the DJ pistons you would really...
• Re: oil idiot lamp lights&buzzes
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:07:22 -0700
  ...Check the wire that goes to the oil pressure sensor located in the engine case near the bottom of the crankshaft pully. Usually when...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4 L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:41:45 EDT
  ...only difference was the jetta had a knock sensor which I didn't use and the vannie has 4 injection plugs while the jetta...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:53:38 -0800
  ...or get sloppy or fail, ECU controlled timing and timing > curve, knock sensor ignition, sequential fuel injection, AND........another thousand rpm to play with...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)-comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 01:21:42 EST
  ...so the balance between static timing advance, and retardation from the knock sensor has a significant impact on power. I have also used it...
• Re: 84 Westy won't start warm
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:24:18 -0400
  ...Next I would check and see if he knocked anything loose like vacuum hoses or the connector to the TEMP sensor. Keep us posted...
• first clue your mechanic doesn't have a clue
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:09:02 -0400
  ...fuel pressure? It could also be the mass/map sensor, the transmission, knock sensor or even restricted exhaust. One of these could be exactly...
• parts for sale,
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:34:03 EDT
  ...136k but good compression, complete with both manifolds, wiring harness, ECU, knock sensor, CIS-E III system, etc.; in short, just about everything needed...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:09:59 -0800
  ...have found that it's surprisingly easy to accidentally knock the high pressure sensor wire loose while changing the oil filter. Makes for a...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:54:55 -0800
  ...I first discovered that sensor when the bonehead Jiffylube guy > knocked it loose and the oil pressure warning buzzer scared the dickens out > of...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:59:17 -0400
  ...It comes with the magnets and sensor for installation on the CV joints. No problem there. I could go ahead and install it in...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 09:27:27 -0700
  ...With modern engine controls and knock sensors, water injection is kinda put out of business, but it should definitely help older carb fed engines. --------------------------------------
• Re: humble jumble
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 16:30:52 -0500
  ...The early 4000's used 1.7 VW motors, then 1.8's, then high compression, knock sensor controlled 1.8's. The same...
• Question about ignition timing..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:54:46 -0700
  ...The digifant EMS does not have a knock sensor provision. For now I am planning on running the new motor set-up on premium...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:50:15 -0900
  ...and fuel trip computer to monitor fuel economy, injector duty cycle, knock sensor timing retard onset. (external to dash) Altimeter, barometer, body axis tilt...
• Re: WBX turbo Beetle!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:48:55 -0800
  ...it....... > ( not to mention, 4 valves per cylinder, sequential fuel injection, knock > sensor ignition, no distributor, and a few other things ) > AND.......it fits...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:12:49 +0200
  ...This is one function of the knock sensor. In Germany it is cheaper to drive on the expensive high octane gas than using the...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:53:55 -0500
  ...is NOT an issue with the inline) This motor has no > knock sensors, runs the Digifant fuel injection system. So I conclude that > regular...
• Re: Scratching head over ECS-Mal Indicator Light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:36:18 -0700
  ...Would the codes and descriptions be the same or similar (less obvious things like knock sensor) as shown here for Golf-Jetta Digifant I...
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:15:49 -0700
  ...or............and this would not be impossible for a half clever electronics wiz to adapt - Knock Sensor Ignition. And the timing has been moved...
• Re: automatic gas mileage.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 14:42:46 -0500
  ...Then look at your oxygen sensor with a jaundiced eye -- it has a major effect on fuel economy. This is assuming the transmission is...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:37:25 -0400
  ...Eric Dana Morphew wrote: >I believe you would have to forego having a knock sensor (Digifant 2) >using the Digifant ECU. > >I did this...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions - parts availability?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 01:01:33 -0500
  ...The temperature sensor, knock sensor, oil pressure sensor, distributor components, the duosensor (i.e. manifold pressure sensor, aka Thrust Sensor on the ALH engine...
• Re: Any ideas, my van runs terrible, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 16:00:10 -0800
  ...less common > 00537 Oxygen system regulation, 27-00 implausible > single > > 0524 knock sensor G61, 3100 open or short to ground. > > 0561 fuel mixture adjustment...
• Re: Last chance! (was: need assistance)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 09:03:53 -0400
  ...I can't see how the muffler,cat and O2 sensor could so drastically effect starting and running, poor mpg and not passing emissions...
• Tiico conversion issues....
  Historical mailing list - Adam Brooks
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 13:02:47 -0600
  ...I suspect the knock sensor, or the sensor on the cooling neck at the block, but have been unable to coordinate someone with a...
• Any ideas, my van runs terrible, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:36:27 -0800
  ...less common 00537 Oxygen system regulation, 27-00 implausible single 0524 knock sensor G61, 3100 open or short to ground. 0561 fuel mixture adjustment...
• Re: I-4 conversion / 87 or 91 octane ?
  Historical mailing list - TBerk
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:40:43 -0700
  ...Does your setup have a Knock Sensor? Is it a 10:1 compression engine? Only the 'more than 8:1' engines need the higher...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:32:42 EDT
  ...only thing I didn't hook up was the knock sensor , seems to work good without it as the computor from the vannie doesn...
• Re: Oil buzzer
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 17:24:07 -0400
  ...The oil pressure sensor that makes the buzzer turn on is by the water pump. Most of the time the wire gets knocked loose...
• Re: Timing the 2.1L Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:04:56 -0600
  ...if you hear any rattling at high load, YOU ar the knock sensor in this motor! Al Brase Larry Chase wrote: >Volks, > >Disclaimer: Please...
• Re: battery going?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:14:49 -0500
  ...badly corroded sensor/connector contacts, or a :::broken wire, might produce similar symptoms. checking for voltage at the :::connector, and measuring sensor resistances at...
• Re: Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 1 May 2011 16:17:28 -0700
  ...Scott. As per Alistairs comment, this speedometer has 2 metal holes. Knock out (if OEM) was already removed. It was purchased from diesel Vanagon...
• Re: No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:19:34 -0800
  ...I have tried looking to see if I knocked something loose but couldn't see anything, I also have tried starting with the sensor...
• Re: '88 engine knock diagnosis: Thanks, but there is more
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:18:11 -0400
  ...Good Luck Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab, 60 T-5 Coupe http://neksiwel.20m.com/ O2 sensor monitor gadget, my cars, Vanagon Tech...
• Re: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:44:14 -0700
  ...Really? Probst says it is the same as Motronic with knock sensors: "A refined version of Digifant. Along with control improvments, it uses a...
• Water pump, Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Jessee
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:20:45 -0700
  ...hole in it, replaced any sensors I thought might be the/a problem. I ended up finally knocking out the Catalytic converter after reading...
• Fw: SS header
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:30:26 -0600
  ...when they did the change over they did not allow for an O2 sensor. of course I found out all this after I bought...
• Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 9 Jan 2018 20:54:30 -0800
  ...looking hard for a solution to my corroded O2, knock and crank position sensor wires. i.e. one that doesn't require me buying...
• Re: Octane
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:55:57 -0700
  I 'believe' that the ECU can only change timing in this way if there is/are knock sensor[s] and it's connected to...
• Re: Engine Swap (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 12:41:08 -0000
  ...The perfect donor engine is the 85 or so GTI/GLI engine (code HT) with the 10.0:1 compression, knock sensor ignition (mandatory...
• Re: Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 22:03:00 -0700
  ...to the fact that the digifant > system doesn't have a knock sensor. I think thats a really interesting point. And selling some of...
• Re: VW Fuel Injection Information (was SS header)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 16:17:50 -0400
  ...timing map than has the Motronic, and also lacking the Motronic Knock sensor. (So the book tells me) If you work on the rear...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Apr 2001 - Special issue (#2001-478)
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:10:20 -0600
  ...The use of a knock sensor with these allowed the ignition to be advanced as far as desired until knock was detected and then...
• Re: Friday: One Bolt Led To Another.....
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 16 Oct 2016 14:11:38 -0700
  ...So speaking of timing, this makes me wonder if I got the knock sensor coax shield grounded correctly on my current running ABA Vanagon...
• Re: All engines have issues...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 23 May 2010 17:12:23 -0400
  ...That is the 1.8l 8 valve 10:1 compression ratio engine with knock sensor and even had oil squirters for the pistons. CIS...
• Need Digifant ECU (how about Golf ECU?)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 14:15:46 -0400
  ...pinouts from Bentley appear very similar save for the addition of knock sensor on the FWD stuff (actually worth a damn consideration on a...
• Re: Help!! in big trouble with Jetta GLi ignition system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:59:32 -0800
  ...His car is an '86 GLi with the 1.8 l engine and has the knock sensor system on the distributor instead of advance...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 6 Nov 2020 13:52:28 -0700
  ...The system does >> offer some nice features including CARB approval, coil on plug ignition, >> sequential injection, O2 sensor that works, Knock Sensor,OBD2 diagnostics...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:42:16 -0700
  ...On > top > of that, someplace where I won't knock it off on a stump or a rock, and > someplace where it isn't...
• Re: coolant temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:32:11 -0700
  ...Have not had any similar problems since. (knock on wood)</P> <P>Brian Waz</P> <P>85 Westy GL<BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV...
• Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:58:32 -0800
  ...I wonder why the Vanagon Digifant did'nt at least get knock sensor control as other VW's did in the '80's. Robert...
• Re: FW: Michael the VW Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 02:26:21 EDT
  ...By the way, this SA ECU I think is looking for knock sensors because there was a fault for them, but the fault didn...
• Re: SS header
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 21:48:39 -0700
  ...Removing the cat may be a problem? Probably the best solution would be to simply knock the insides out of the cat and keep...
• Slick sick?
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:06:30 -0400
  ...Lifters knock every 2-300 miles and I have to change oil to correct problem (gets very thin). I have not been able to...
• Re: Timing - 0 or 10 BTDC
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:38:48 -0800
  ...I remember reading somewhere that setting the timing on a Jetta with a knock sensor to 12 BTDC instead of 6BTDC was good for...
• Re: Any ideas, my van runs terrible, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 01:03:17 -0800
  ...less common >00537 Oxygen system regulation, 27-00 implausible single > >0524 knock sensor G61, 3100 open or short to ground. > >0561 fuel mixture adjustment...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:36:31 -0700
  ...Also, new O2 sensor, Temp 2 sensor, Air Flow Meter, "hot climate" radiator fan switch and theromstat, new idle control valve & unit, throttle position...
• Re: Which gas??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 08:18:54 -0800
  ...If the timing is set correctly in the boxer knock will almost > never be a problem. The knock sensor in the 10:1cr engine...
• Re: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:53:46 -0800
  ...I have checked my connections to the temp II > sensor and O2 sensor thinking that I may have knocked a wire loose changing > the...