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• ECU Connector Compatibility
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:47:54 -0400
  Hi, Does anyone know which ECUs have the same connector as the Digifant (2.1L) ECU? I'm trying to make a plug-in...
• Re: Last word on tach going to zero?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 3 May 2007 09:56:42 -0400
  I would be willing to bet that it has another problem, electrical, that "playing with the ECU" solved by accident. There's an ignition...
• Re: ECU and lean idle
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:12:01 -0700
  Have you looked at the contact surfaces on the ECU, where the wiring harness connects? If there is any corrosion / crud on the contacts...
• Re: ECU flooding plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 06:14:59 -0700
  ...key on; pump runs for couple of seconds; key to start; engine spins, ECU pulse injectors ; Ecu looks for hall sender signal; if yes...
• Re: Anyone have a good used '86-'91 ECU to sell?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 17:30:07 -0700
  ...Meanwhile, I'm looking for a good used ECU for my '87. I know that some decent vendors offer rebuilt ECUs, but I've...
• Re: Poor gas mileage after ECU rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:57:58 -0800
  I'm no expert, but I had a similar problem when I replaced the ECU on my '88 with a new/rebuilt unit. An...
• Rich on Start up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:04:47 -0700
  ...Depending on which ECU program, the Air temp sensor affects enrichment at different ambient air tempatures. le A Ecu swap for testing would rule...
• Re: ECU/ECM
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:52:01 -0800
  ...My ECU >>> part >>> number is 023 906 023. I see an ECU on ebay with the part number 023 906 >>> 023C. How compatible is...
• Performance Digijet ECUs on sale
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:46:56 -0500
  I still have five of the performance Digijet ECUs for sale. Normally I sell these for $250 each. However I would like to offer...
• Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:51:12 -0700
  ...I have continuity on; each wire in the harness& all three grounds on the ECU. I have voltage to the ECU I'm assuming...
• Re: ECU POWER SUPPLY?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 13:13:58 -0800
  ...ECU POWER SUPPLY? Hi All, I'm not sure which ECU pin is # 14, but I'm guessing it is at one end or...
• grounded ECU??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 20:38:02 -0400
  Hi Volks, Recently there was a post about making sure the ecu was grounded. I went and looked at the ecu on my 83...
• Re: ECU POWER SUPPLY?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 16:00:36 EST
  Hi All, I'm not sure which ECU pin is # 14, but I'm guessing it is at one end or the other, on...
• Jetta swap: Check Engine Light Install Electrical Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:28:15 -0700
  ...CEL wire wasn't present at ECU connector from factory. I re-routed an unused ECU wire (68/51 lilac/white) to CEL pin...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:48:00 +0200
  ...But why didn't those damn engineers get rid of the ISCU too? > as I have said the Euro ECU works with the American...
• ECU shock, was Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:24:06 -0800
  I'm not sure if the ECU we have attached to the body of the car is the best way to carry it. Does...
• Re: '86 ECU (digifant) needed!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - K Miller
  Thu, 06 Feb 1997 11:38:32 -0800
  >No luck yet finding an ECU for my wifes 'new' '86. Checked everything and >indeed it is the ECU (thanks everyone for the help...
• Re: 2.1l ECUs new for $475
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 11:27:33 -0500
  ...These are the latest and > greatest 025 906 022D ECUs that have the eprom socket for upgrading the ECU > with a performance chip. Normally...
• Re: 84 Vanagon--Won't start at 40 degrees
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 23:10:12 -0500
  ...But the voltage test is very quick, and will detect an ECU drive problem the the resistance tests won't, because what the ECU...
• Re: Question About ECU Programing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 23:19:35 -0800
  ...I'm familiar with the instructions for 'reprogramming' the ECU after the power has been disconnected. These instructions imply that the ECU will set...
• Re: ECU's - don't ask me the hard questions!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:58:40 -0400
  ...Swap the ECU's, and neither car will > run. Explain that one! > > John >
• Re: ECU Repair Post Needed!!
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Wed, 5 Feb 1997 21:49:14 -0700 (MST)
  ...TIA Cory '86 Westfalia On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Tony Moore wrote: > It's me again, the frantic ECU guy :-( > > Tim Smith tells me...
• ECU connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 11:18:04 -0800
  has anybody looked for an off the shelf compatiable connector for the ECU and had success or otherwise? I am a bit nervious about...
• FW: ECU needed....Just bought one
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 17:17:36 -0400
  ...RE:ECU needed....Just bought one Thanks, everyone for the response on the ECU. Just bought one. Steve Sandlin '84 Wolfsburg Westy '79 Transporter...
• Wanted: Dead WBX2.1 ECU and cable
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 12:00:23 -0800
  I'd like to have a dead WBX 2.1 ECU to continue my AFM/Fuel Injection experiments. Basically, I need it for the...
• NVC - anyone done any business with this company??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:00:18 -0800
  ...Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 http://www.ecm-ecu-online.com <http://www.ecm-ecu-online.com/> I'm repairing a non-Vanagon vehicle and...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 10:56:44 -0700
  ...I didn't see installation instructions but looking at van-cafe and Shoe Box, it appears that a known good ECU is supplied with...
• Re: Digijet ECU
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Farris
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 09:33:15 -0500
  I thought I saw a rebuilt ECU at either Volks Motor Sports or Bus boys for $575 I went through this process a couple...
• Re: 84 Vanagon--Won't start at 40 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 21:10:47 -0800
  ...But the voltage test is very quick, > and will detect an ECU drive problem the the resistance tests won't, > because what the ECU...
• Re: Another question about O2 sensors..
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 13:08:17 -0700
  > ..... the ECU most > likely has a common ground that allows signals to be sent to it without > having another ground wire going all the...
• Re: Identifying ECUs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:39:40 -0700
  On 8/2/2008 4:29 PM Mike Collum wrote: > You have the Triumph-Adler ECU rather than the Bosch ECU. They're > interchangeable...
• ECU swap across two running Vanagons. Now no start!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Aug 2017 16:14:31 -0500
  ...Van2 ECU had a Shoebox testpigtail on i. Van1 did not! Both engines ran perfect. Now, after installing Van1's ECU into VAN2 the...
• Re: FS: ECU for late model
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 13:58:28 -0400
  ...ECU for late model > I am selling a 110000 mile ecu that work perfectly.$500 > > Out of a 1988, 4 speed. ANd a couple...
• Re: Latest On My Fuel Injector Saga
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:08:20 -0800
  In other words the ecu is not supply ground to fire the injectors ? What I would do next is remove the plug from the...
• ECU
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:51:16 -0500
  I noticed an ECU from an 87 was available on the list and I was wondering if the ECU was exchangeable on all 2...
• FS: ECU and Wiring Harness
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:27:09 -0700
  I have an ECU and wiring harness from a 1990 Vanagon for sale (I replaced the engine with a TiiCo so I had to...
• Re: ECU swappable?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:19:21 -0400
  Dennis, If you look carfully at the 91 wiring there is a wiring or two differnet to the ECU. I did nopt investigate, at...
• ECU relocation / new 1.9 harnesses
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:31:40 -0500
  ...Now-ECU relocation I am currently in the final stages of development for the 1.9L digijet harness. I am looking at starting production...
• ECU Idiot Warning!?
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 09:22:23 +0100
  Vanamaniacs, While passing through Naperville IL on my way to an Ultimate Frisbee tournament my ECU warning lamp suddenly came on.... Van has 65k...
• Re: Functional differences between ECUs?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:25:29 -0400
  ...IF you look at the wiring, alone you will see that there is , IIRC, 2 added wires to the ECU. An older sat, 1986...
• ECU needed
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:54:05 -0600
  anybody have an ECU part # 025906022D for a '90 Carat they would like to sell? Thanks, Sean
• Re: Question About ECU Programing
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 10:17:09 -0800
  The TIICO engine has a computer diagnosis port built into the ECU function. The waterboxer Digijet and Digifant ECUs do NOT. Many shops do...
• Daily Update On My Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:21:27 +0000
  OK, <sigh>, today I obtained not one but 2 used ECU's, 6 used injectors, and while I was at it got the entire...
• Re: ECU's - don't ask me the hard questions!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 06:08:14 -0400
  The 022 and 022 D ECUs operate interchangeably. Yrs, d On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:33:48 -0400
  ...Thanks, Doug >Actually, turning on the ignition only starts the ECU. The ECU then runs >the pump for a few seconds to bring up...
• ECU Recall?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Fri, 7 Feb 1997 10:03:01 -0500
  Hi All, I have yet to turn up definitive proof that VW actually recalled the digifant ECU's. I've confirmed that VW did...
• Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:59:35 -0500
  ...That is the ECU I am talking about its for the 10 to 1 dj engine in europe they ran digijet injection. the higher...
• Got VAG-COM?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson - Epoch Product Design
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:59:28 -0800
  I have an ECU that I need to confirm is programmed for the 2001 TDI it came with, that I am installing in my...
• Re: UPDATE, FIXED: intermittent stumbling, stalling etc
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:43:34 -0500
  "I have herd that the ECU can have solder connections the break (as can most automotive computers). If you still have the ECU and...
• Re: Rear trailing arm repair: Port Townsend (WA) Muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:45:16 -0700
  I recently picked up a used ecu as a spare to carry. While in camp last night, I swapped the ecus out and was...
• Re: Black Box Relay question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:01:44 -0700
  Yes, the 88 and newer Vanagon ECU (022D)stores trouble codes. If you hook up the extra wires and light to it you can...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 17:42:10 -0800
  ...I didn't think there was such provisions in the Digifant ECU... On another note, does anyone know if the Digifant and Digifant II...
• Re: Wow, disaster anytime now ...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:14:54 -0500
  All the injector wires are connected in the ECU. If one is inadvertently grounded they all are. If the +12 gets inadvertently connected to...
• Re: ECU fixed! was: spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:54:28 -0500
  ...spare ECU? Think reflowing the solder joints on a 25 year old printed circuit board is worthwhile preventive maintenance?� Or, if it aint broke...
• Re: slightly oily plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 19:06:53 -0500
  ...Now measure what the sensor is putting out with sensor disconnected from the ECU -- should be somewhere between about 0-.2 volts (lean) and...
• Re: ECU fixed! was: spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:37:52 -0700
  ...I have another bad ECU of the same version, Bosch 022, and I just re-did the same solder stuff on it but it...
• Re: 1.9 WBX ECU and AFM needed.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:30:44 EDT
  ...I have one brand new Euro Spec 1.9 ECU left in stock. This is the ECU used in Europe which does not read...
• Re: Hall sffect sender/ engine in '90 Vanagon cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 00:49:14 EDT
  ...I replaced the hall sensor and later discovered that the ECU had also been damaged (a resister had went out of tolerance and the...
• Re: ECU Testing
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:41:14 -0700
  ...Do the Shoe Box instructions say to solder interface connector to ECU wires or to internal portion of ECU pins? -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons...
• ECU Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:34:56 -0400
  Could a faulty ECU cause poor gas mileage?? Could it cause an engine to run rich and hesitate?