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Re: Battery 82 Westy
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:51:23 -0500
...Your digifant ecu will die if the alternator / regulator puts out in the 17 volt area for very long. The alternator charging voltage should...
Re: Ah, excuse me... (was: Re: Bosch Service Media)<F>
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:43:39 -0800
...needed > >service to my injection unit - especially from the media! My > Digifant - or > >Digijet, or L-Tronic, or whatever you want to call it...
Re: Air Intake Project
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
Sun, 27 May 2001 22:43:11 -0600
...The propane fuel system does not use the digifant ECU at all (except for spark). So the van does not need the AFM at...
Re: Aux Battery
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:55:53 -0700
...I was looking at P 97.207 of Bentley; the main wiring diagram for Digifant from 1990. There may be variants of this. Check...
Re: Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:02:37 -0700
...I don't >> know if all 2.1 WBX digifant engines have this, but the ISV connector >> on my '88 has a 3 pin...
Re: 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:12:36 +0100
...1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine > At 04:09 PM 2/24/2002, Robert Steven Fish wrote: > >The wire appears...
Re: Vanagon Acceleration Times
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:57:49 -0500
...By > way of > reminder, My Westfalia is an 1982 former diesel, running a 1.8L 8V > Digifant > II engine from a 1990 GTi with...
Re: Golf motor with Diesel Mounts intake manifold questions
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:44:34 -0800
I am going to be using the Digifant II system off of the 1989 Jetta Head that I am using (Audi 80 2.0L...
Re: Dashboard lights
Historical mailing list - Michael Richardson
Sun, 16 Nov 2014 01:46:55 -0500
...It is a 1986 Digifant - Syncro Westy...I I'm assuming the connector and/or wire on mine just go lose/frayed or something...
Hose clamps..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:28:13 -0700
...with the inline) This motor has no knock sensors, runs the Digifant fuel injection system. So I conclude that regular gas is the best...
Maybe some VC
Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:46:14 -0800
...I'm turning to you vanagonauts because it involves a digifant system like on our much-beloved Vanagons. And there is always much good...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Replacing Engine
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:32:22 -0500
Lauren, Is your ECU under the back seat or in the engine compartment? If it's under the seat, you have a Digifant 2...
Digifant performance stuff.
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:18:48 -0500
Hi- Over the weekend I received a response to my question about Digi- operating specs from Mark Keller. Seems he has been running his...
Re: distributor wanted
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 07:06:47 EDT
...VANAGON.COM writes: > I need a good working distributor for a Digifant system. My hall sensor is > no > good and I read it is...
Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:50:54 -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: � � � vanagon top speed - more info
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 01:05:16 EDT
...I'm reasonably sure that with my current 8V I4 RV Digifant motor, I've licked at the heels of 100 mph but not...
Re: Fuel injectors needed
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:07:29 -0400
...have the proper specifications if they are run at 3 Bar. Digifant and Digijet injectors are the same. Ed On Tue, 27 Mar 2012...
Re: how do you tell if you have a digijet or digigant???
Historical mailing list - k1cajun
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 07:05:19 -0500
...If it is an 86 according to the VIN, it should be a digifant. To be sure, check the wiring diagrams in the Bentley...
Re: Is it still possible to build/buy one? (was: Whats a Digitool???)
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:46:47 EST
...Everything I saw on the Digitool is about the DigiFant versions. I believe there are modifications that can be made to allow use on...
Re: '90 Carat Runs Rough...the epic continues...help??!!
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:09:40 -0400
...http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon/VanagonProTraining/DigiFant/ (see page 40) Cheers, Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:43:25 -0700
...What voltage do injectors need to fire? > > > >With the Digifant system, does anyone know what > >voltage the ECU sends to the injectors to get...
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Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:00 -0400
...https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/836852.jpg >> >> I already installed a Neuspeed cam/adjustable gear and Digifant 2 chip. It bumps the...
Re: Eurospec Conversion MORE INFO!!!!
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 02:50:24 EDT
...personally feel that it is a bad idea to use the Digifant II system as shown in the picture. Too many people have too...
Idle Stabilization Valve
Historical mailing list - Sylvie et Germain
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:57:29 -0400
...Do you know how this valve work? The Digifant Pro training Book says, the valve should be humming. I didn't feel anything. Is...
ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:20:11 -0800
...My first question is about the Digifant I ECU. I have read many differing statements about resetting or clearing the memory of the ECU...
Re: emissions inspection failure(Utah)
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Wed, 9 Jun 1999 15:22:52 -0600
...He's also concerned that there may be a problem inthe digifant > brain. > > Any other thoughts? > John, Yeah, find a Vanagon mechanic. Or better...
Re: 86 Vanagon - Engine won't start
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 18 Apr 2004 21:16:22 -0400
...We assume it is an ignition/timing > issue. > > Vanagon 1986, 2.1 gas MV engine, Digifant > > > george >
Re: Starting My Vanagon Search - Some Questions Please?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:14:20 -0800
...Digijet (open loop) EFI, '86 thru '91 2.1L WBX with Digifant (closed loop) EFI. '86 and later have better brakes also. And I...
Re: anyone have an extra ECU plug? Don't need the whole harness...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:12:08 -0800
...Anything from 86 and up should work-I'm making a modified Digifant test tool. Please let me know if so and how much...
Re: 1.9 Digifant with poor milage and low top-end power.
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:13:42 -0700
...1.9 Digifant with poor milage and low top-end power. Hi Volks, I have been hoping this would get better but it isn...
Re: Capacitor fix - what year?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:04:14 -0600
> The specific VW service bulletin (was there a recall? I think so) applies > only to Digifant, but the Digijet seem to suffer as well...
Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:22:06 -0700
...The Digifant manual and archives suggest that when the engine is up to temp, the temp II sensor has no effect on the ECU...
1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:15:08 -0700
...older Digijet (only fuel injection is computer-controlled) and the later Digifant (whereas also the ignition). Also, since it's a late model, many...
Another Vanagon Stall?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 05 Jan 95 13:06:21 pst
...Bulletin # 92-01 Vanagon >Intermittent Misfire which is for all Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection >Engines. Lucky me, I may have experienced this problem yesterday...
Another Vanagon Stall?
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Thursday, January 05, 1995 3:06PM
...Bulletin # 92-01 Vanagon >Intermittent Misfire which is for all Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection >Engines. Lucky me, I may have experienced this problem yesterday...
for eurovans: some bosch information
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 12 Aug 94 14:39:40 CDT
Bosch Gasoline and Diesel Injection Products Catalog 221132 1992 Gasoline Fuel Injection - Volkswagen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year 1993 Model Eurovan Engine 2500cc (AAF) Application Fuel System Digifant...
Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 8 May 2000 10:33:33 -0400
...The Motronic parts >are very familiar to anyone who has a Digifant system. BMW did not use >the CIS system as far as I...
Re: The Truth About Timing Your Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:06:21 -0400
I can't comment on a Digifant System, but on the Digijet system I discarded the idle stabilizer along with the vacuum retard and...
Re: Inline gas engine project report.
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:25:52 -0700
...I finally gave up on the CIS system and converted the FI system to Digifant 2. Then it would'nt crank, the engine was...
Re: Digifant II quirky issue. 3000 RPM rev limit?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 11 May 2017 13:30:47 -0400
The DIN circuit designation is 30 -- unswitched power, 87 -- switched output, 86 -- control circuit positive, 85 -- control circuit negative. Most relays don't care...
Re: Buses Of The Corn, Selwyn Beach Conservation Area, August 9th-11th
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:28:27 -0400
...Bob the Tomato" > 1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop - Inline 4 2L 8V Digifant > Engine conversion blog: http://www.pottsfamily.ca/**wordpress/<http://www.pottsfamily.ca...
Re: Oil temp. ? and OP ?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 4 Oct 2010 22:32:38 -0700
On my '82 westy, 1.8 8V digifant engine, VDO gages (as if that means anything special), I seem to recall...(I may be...
Re: Power Steering Relay
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:23:15 -0600
...One ( digifant relay) supplies power to the ecu, o2 heater, iscu, injectors. It is energized by one of the contacts on the ignitions switch...
Re: Correct Tranny?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 05:40:24 -0700
...Correct Tranny? Volks, I am in the middle of putting a 1989 Jetta Digifant I4 engine in an 82 Diesel and from what I...
Re: Hesitation on 87 Vanagon O2 sensor? reply
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 04:26:29 EDT
...Most digifant books say the digifant should have a CO level of 0.3 to 1.1. If it has the correct level the...
Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
Sat, 18 Apr 1998 21:08:05 -0400
I have experienced a similar problem with one of my 87 Syncro's. Cold start and run is fine. Problem comes when the engine...
Re: Wierd digifant problem today!
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 19:54:25 -0800
Here is the scoop. Pulled out of the driveway, 2.1l engine. Pulled out of the driveway and low power foot on gas surged...
Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:18:05 -0800
...My 88 Digifant distributor had the trigger wheel attached to the shaft and would NOT come off. It was not easy, but I got...
Reminder: Buses Of The Corn, 2013 - August 9th-11th at Selwyn Beach, Ontario.
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 2 Jul 2013 20:54:52 -0400
...Happy Trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario Canada 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" 1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop - Inline 4 2L 8V Digifant www.busesofthecorn.ca
FS parts van, 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Andrew
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:19:17 -0400
...It's an 84 full Westy with an I4 conversion, 1.8 Digifant II, from a '91 Jetta, with diesel mounts. It runs and...
Re: Bucko update
Historical mailing list - zolo
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:55:26 -0800
...fix. > >Since the AFM syndrome affects WBX Digifant and well as 88-92 >Golf-Jetta Digifant 2, this may be of some interest to...
Re: question about thermostat ... or not
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:31:30 -0800
...thermostat > in place on a 1984 vanagon > with a 2.1 digifant replacement engine (2005) with less than 1000 miles on > it ... > > benny boy...
Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:52:21 -0700
...Bentley shows air cooled, Digijet, and Digifant, charcoal canister bottom hose connecting to the air cleaner. Anyone know if the charcoal canister bottom hose...
Re: Digijet = K-Jetronic?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:34:27 -0700
...With this book, I am better able to sort out possible FI problems on my 914, '82 Adventurewagen (L-Jet) and '87 Westfalia (Digifant...
Re: : Re: Tag an SUV today
Historical mailing list - dan nims
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 09:46:54 -0800
...By today's standards (OBD II), > digifant/digijet is very dirty. Modern vehicles pollute much less than > vehicles of 15 years ago. The vanagon...
Re: Mystery Electrical Trouble
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:09:18 -0400
...all of you has >netted the following: > >1.9L WB w/digifant (1987) >(note: tests performed per VW factory manual, page 28.39 for...
Re: Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Sun, 8 Dec 2002 09:13:28 -0800
...The WBX > > technology requires a VW technician with > > factory training and Digifant diagnostic > > skills. > > > > Incomplete(half-assed)reconditioning and > > air-cooled "P&P mechanics...
Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:09:16 -0700
...system, as in my '84 Westy, right? > As opposed to the Digifant introduced later. I think I have that right. Steve Yes Your 84...
Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 15:24:17 -0400
At 03:07 PM 7/8/2012, neil n wrote: >the archives re: Bosch ECU's and sloppy (my term) solder work. Not sloppy...
Syncro and inline 4 conversions
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:58:00 -0800
...like to see power and torque curves verses the 2.1L digifant engine, but that's why I am considering and not doing). I...