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• Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 17:25:36 -0400
  Has anyone experienced ignition coil failure on a 2.1L Digifant system? I've had two on two different vehicles. Initially the engine misses...
• Re: compatiable coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 23:07:38 -0500
  1988 - 1992 golf and Jetta, with digifant fuel system. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92...
• Re: Simplest and best engine swap going
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:57:12 -0400
  ...record, you can see this guy used the original Vanagon > digifant fuel system. He even kept the AFM in the original > spot. I bet...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:14:55 -0800
  ...You can see the valve on the Digifant diagram on page 24.46 > > yup > > >The Digijet systems use an auxiliary air regulator. > >However the...
• More Digifant testing, "Das Boot"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:09:23 -0600
  ...cluster can crash this whole injection system?? I guess VW never heard of Apollo 13. The metal Digifant protective housing under the seat has...
• Re: Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(Now
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 19:32:42 -0700
  ...We (watercooled VW engine swapping folk) usualy abhore Digifant > based on it's lack of upgrade options. >> > > There is a upgrade chip made for...
• AFM/Digifant � factory "harness fix" for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 2002 07:15:05 -0400
  ...Plugs in-line to the AFM in seconds. $75+ship \\\\////\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\ Frank Terhaar-Yonkers W4FTY TRA 8325/L2 Cisco Systems, Inc. NSITE - Pineview Building - RTP...
• Re: want to buy a fox, (no on the Fox, BUY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 21:21:52 -0400
  ...stick with Digifant, 89 or newer. It's a very simple fuel injection system and they run smoother than the CIS cars. I have...
• Re: Digifant timing/tuning help needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 May 2010 09:16:32 -0700
  That sounds like the wire meant to connect to the A/C compressor to tell the idle system when to compensate for the A...
• Re: Pig Tail for early vans?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:21:50 -0400
  ...If you're talking about the AFM Fix, then it applies equally to the Digifant and the Digijet. They are electrically the same and...
• Digifant II 'Diesel' Conversion Pics
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:05:23 -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: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:40:09 -0700
  ...Might even be able to use the same exahsut system. and ....digifant is not that rat's nest of fuel hoses going everywhere like...
• Re: Digifant II O2 sensor....My questions answered...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 6 Aug 2014 21:40:26 -0700
  ...engine mounting system and no bumps or raised >rear deck..A lot of the parts are directly from a vanagon digifant system... > >� So my...
• Re: Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:13:40 -0700
  ...But is > > it possible the noisy pump was making the engine run less perfect? > > I should know, but how does the digifant fueling system...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 May 1999 23:02:51 EDT
  I only sell the more pricey O2 sensor for the Digifant system because it already has the plugs on it and you can just...
• Re: Digifant, barometers, and the AFM
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:06:19 EST
  I know our 5-cylinder engine we installed which had the CIS-E system had an altitude compensator unit. I don't think the...
• High Altitude Problems -'90 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:29:49 -0400
  Can the Digifant system be reset for high altitude operations? I thought there was supposed to be altitude correction, but on my recent vacation...
• Re: hesitating when warm? - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:36:28 -0700
  ...Dunno about the digifant system, but your symptoms certainly indicate that the ECU is receiving bogus input. You know, GIGO (garbage in, garbage out...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:26:51 -0700
  Yeah, it is that simple and it's an old system. It has a Z80 (or 8088) class microprocessor with an EEPROM (or ROM...
• Vanagon idle hunting
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 14:28:34 PDT
  ...6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas > > Hello Folks, > > > '87 models come with the Digifant system, Right? . Looks as if the coolant temp Digijet I...
• Re: Digijet--Digifant....??????????/
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:03:25 -0500
  ...I keep seeing two different systems, Digijet and Digifant, what is the physical difference and can either system be on either the 2.1...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 18:49:31 -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...
• Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:39:24 -0800
  ...I suspect one problem is the Digifant AFM was plastic welded onto a stock Golf airbox. The welding job was not exactly the greatest...
• CIS warm-up regulator
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 14:30:28 -0500
  ...Digifant, Motronic, etc... Some questions come to mind: Does anyone know a simple way to test the warm-up regulator in the CIS system...
• digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 20:31:26 -0500
  ...is little difference with the exception of the ignition system being integrated on the digifant. The tool seemed functional, we went on a 5...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:37:41 EDT
  David, My digifant II experience is certainly different than yours. I too would have preferred the Motronic system, and would have used the 2...
• cheap fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 13 May 1998 09:59:24 -0700
  ...Typical pressures in the Vanagon are under 40 psi, so this gauge is adequate for the Digijet and Digifant systems (some FI systems run...
• The Waveform is Different. Was: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:13:13 EDT
  ...I placed the ground wire from the Digifant system that is supposed to go to the head to the body instead. Ground is ground...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:12:56 -0400
  Your PCV system routes blow-by gases back into the intake. It only works correctly with a closed and properly sealed system. ----- Original Message...
• Digifant troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:34:05 -0400
  Gary Stearns wrote I need some basics on the operation of the digifant system. I too have had problems with the lumpy idle, stalling...
• need I -4 stuff
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 22:50:53 -0400
  ...2) I am using an audi 3A engine and am converting it to run on a digifant system from a RV jetta engine and...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:01:56 -0700
  ...the 025 and the 037? Are they interchangeable in an '89 Digifant system? They 'look' identical. Thx Patrick Spragge 1989 Westfalia w/2.1...
• Re: re. O2 sensor output voltage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:39:35 -0500
  In the Digijet system the idle stabilizer changes ignition timing to keep speed (roughly) constant -- in the Digifant there is a variable auxiliary air...
• Re: sputtering on start up..?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:04:09 -0400
  ...actually the whole digifant system only needs a multimeter for trouble shooting and that is the beauty of it. jonathan On Mon, 11 Jun...
• Re: What IS Vanagon Syndrome, exactly?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:54:25 -0700
  ...And it can occur on any vehicle running the Digifant, Digifant 1 or Digifant 2 fuel injection system. I had this problem over a...
• Re: Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:33:07 +0000
  ...for way less than this.  The digifant system is actually very reliable.  Instead, lets create a new system out of parts, and use you...
• Re: Westy mechanical training.....
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 14:36:20 -0600
  ...1) Filling and bleeding the coolant system (Bill Kasper a natural for this) 2) Digifant system - Where everything is located 3) Bypassing sensors in...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 06:11:58 -0500
  ---------------------- The digifant system turns off the injectors if the engine is above 1.5k rpm and the throttle switch is in the idle position...
• Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:35:46 -0700
  ...The carb system will be more money than a complete Digifant II system. Usually we sell *complete*, tested and overhauled (not rebuilt in a...
• Wasserboxer Engine Codes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 11:12:56 +0200
  ...10/86 64/ 87 2.1L Digifant with CC MV < 8/85 70/ 95 2.1L Digifant with CC DJ < 3/85 82/112...
• Re: want to buy a fox, (no on the Fox, BUY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 07:02:08 EDT
  ...stick with Digifant, 89 or newer. It's a very simple fuel injection system and they run smoother than the CIS cars. I have...
• Re: The Waveform is Different. Was: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:49:24 -0700
  ...I placed > the ground wire from the Digifant system that is supposed to go to the head > to the body instead. Ground is ground...
• Re: fuel managment system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:57:41 -0800
  ...what, if anything, are people changing to to replace the stock digifant system. (85 van-o-gone) > > > TIA! > > Dan > 2000 Jetta VR6 > 2009 Tiguan...
• Re: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:06:19 -0700
  ...as I'm having idling problems, I got out the Digifant Fuel > Injection System manual to study. I found interesting remarks concerning > the fuel...
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 09:33:36 -0700
  Frank - John was asking for a DigiFANT, not DigiJET ECU. $395 (CND) ($341.68 USD) sounds like an awful lot for a Euro DigiJET...
• Re: Vanagon and VW Rabbit
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 9 Jan 2019 17:24:22 -0500
  ...Thankfully > the Vanagons used the Digijet and Digifant systems which are electronic. > These CIS systems were very ingenious in the way they controlled fuel...
• Vanagon Acceleration Times
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:50:02 EDT
  ...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: Oil Cooler Install
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 19:20:54 EST
  ...This is on my '82 formerly diesel Westfalia, now running a 1.8 L 8V Digifant II system. This will be soon changed to...
• FOR SALE: Complete 2.0L 50 degree I4 setup
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:15:37 -0700
  ...Plate flap oil filler. - Digifant II wiring harness and injection system. - Complete (non-cat) dual outlet manifold exhaust system. This is basically the same...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Sep 2015 to 11 Sep 2015 - Special issue (#2015-319)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:22:35 -0400
  ...IMHO money and time is better spent on keeping stock FI system going. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 12 wrz 2015 o godz...
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:33:52 -0400
  ...Euro-spec Digifant ECU? > Frank - > > John was asking for a DigiFANT, not DigiJET ECU. > > $395 (CND) ($341.68 USD) sounds like an awful lot...
• Re: Digifart MAF question
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:39:53 -0400
  ...just to add some clarification to the orginal post the Digifant II system does not use a MAF (mass air flow sensor). it uses...
• Re: ECU Repair
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 06:42:29 EST
  ...See his website, <A HREF="http://scribers.midwest.net/midwesty/vw/Vanagon/DigiFantTool/">Digifant Tool</A>, for complete information on the Digitool and how...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:40:32 -0400
  ...3 wire ISV like the Golf/Jetta Digifant fuel system? > > > > >The only Vanagon Digifant fuel system I've ever > > > > >seen has a 2 wire...
• Re: digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 21:58:30 -0400
  ...is little difference with the exception of the ignition > system being integrated on the digifant. The tool seemed functional, we > went on a 5...
• Re: Techron Saved My Tush (Was:Bus Bummed By Bad Gas)
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 12:02:54 -0500
  ...New Digifant Bogon) intermittant missing, bucking etc. Chalked it up to something electrical, rather than fuel. After poking around the FI system for about...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] The Charcoal cannister, Digifant EFI..if it leaks, what?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 11:57:12 -0700
  ...gas I4 Conversions] The Charcoal cannister, Digifant EFI..if it leaks, what? I have the Digifant II system running my inline gas VW motor...
• Re: ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:39:11 -0800
  ...I do know the "map" in the Digifant has 65536 data points. They use a table ookup system, since the 6803 does not have...
• Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 11:37:12 -0800
  ...Plenty of people have put 2.1 engines in their early vans and swapped in the digifant system with it. It's generally accepted...
• Re: fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:00:02 -0800
  ...A.Simmons <dasvwdriver@yahoo.com> wrote: > what, if anything, are people changing to to replace the stock > digifant system. (85 van-o-gone) > Dan >