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• Two Questions
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:31:25 -0800
  ...My 85 Vanagon has Digijet FI, acording to the info I read, the injectors are the same as the Digifant. What is the pound...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
  ...quite sure witch parts you are referring to, >but my '88 Digifant has an idle stabilizer valve, and idle stabilizer control >unit. >The control...
• Re: need I -4 stuff
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 00:25:58 EDT
  ...Almost theoretical charge filling! Anyway, I would use the Audi manifold with the Digifant injectors (I'm making a modified hold-down for the...
• Re: Are all 2.1 engines digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 4 May 2014 14:48:47 -0400
  ...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: protraining manual
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:26:39 -0300
  The link mentioned has further links to the Digifant tool. Does anyone know if the Digifant tool works for Digijet engines? JGS ----- Original Message...
• Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 00:11:02 +0100
  Apparently there is also a DJ motor here in Europe which boasts 112 HP and is a 2.1 liter gas Digifant I believe...
• Re: Replacement Intake Runner needed 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:38:11 -0700
  ...Replacement Intake Runner needed 2.1 Digifant > Hello, all. Since I spent the better part of the weekend trying to drill > out my snapped...
• Temp 2 Sensor Good, Anyone ever rewire this circuit?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:45:42 -0500
  ...BTW this gray wire, after it goes to terminal 10 on the digifant it goes to the idle control unit by the right tail...
• Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:50:24 -0800
  ...Anyone know if the Digifant Mk2 part will work properly? If so, I bet a bone yard would have more Digifant Mk2 to choose...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4 L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:41:45 EDT
  ...Mixing and matching components is not plug-and-play going between digifant and digijet. hey Greg It depends. I put a 92 jetta motor...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:14:04 +0000
  I actually just found the digifant section in the Bentley.   24.61 I'll test a few basic things before reaching out again.
• Does anyone live in the SF Bay Area?
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:56:59 -0700
  ...and who could help me figure out this issue with my van not starting? Philippe '87 Vanagon GL 2.1 Digifant
• Re: Digifant electrical/fuel problem; kinda long.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 01:17:42 EDT
  You don't have a cold start valve in your car. Sounds like you need a temp. sensor for the fuel injection.
• Digitool for Digijet ??
  Historical mailing list - Eric Giroux
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:02:15 -0400
  ...Digijet ?? Is there such a thing? Did anyone attempt in making one? The only Digitool that seems to be available is for Digifant. �ric
• Re: � � � 10 year anniversary
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:20:14 EDT
  Alistair, Congratulations! A notable mark! Many more happy revolutions! How sweet that experience flys in the face of wisdom (obscure tranny and digifant comment...
• Re: FilmStar for 86-91 Digifant VW Transporter?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 11:56:31 -0400
  Dear List, Seems that Milford's FilmStar upgrade for Digifants "may" work (read the below message)-- anyone want to take the ball and run...
• Digifant mysteries...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:15:01 -0700
  ...During my recent digifant follies, I uncovered some mysteries that my research has not clarified. you may recall my description of some intermittent "cut...
• Re: ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:41:12 -0800
  ...From what I have read, there are three theories on resetting a Digifant: 1) Disconnect the Temp II, and rev over 3000 three times...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:05:17 -0700
  I have had the opposite experience with Digifant II (as used in the watercooled A series VW, Corrado being the exception). The problem with...
• Re: digifant issues ruining our trip!
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:14:45 -0400
  ...Mk2 Digifant? > > Neil. > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 10:03 PM, Timmy Evens <monkey_lips@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> ps this is digifant on...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Are_all_2.1_engines_digifant=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Mon, 5 May 2014 06:00:03 -0400
  ...Are all 2.1 engines digifant? does the idle switch make contact at idle ? does it click when you just barely open the throttle...
• How many volts can ECU handle?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:33:08 -0800
  ...Looking at my Vanagon Bentley, I see B+ from alternator going to the Digifant control unit relay, then off to the Digifant ECU. Seems...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:08:28 -0800
  ...One Digifant van breaks your heart and now they are all #@&**. Lots of other vehicles have a very similar separate ICU driving a very...
• Re: Cold start issue
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:39:01 -0700
  ...The TempII sensor for the Digijet is the same one as for the Digifant in Syncros. In circuit with key on it reads about...
• Digifant ECU question ....Suffix D or not
  Historical mailing list - "Scott Daniel - Turbovans (by way of Rob )"
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:57:55 -0800
  ...what year vanagon with digifant 2.1 engine and fuel injection system uses the 'Suffix D' ECU ? can a non suffix D ecu and...
• Re: Need Sender Advice (Step 1)-comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 01:21:42 EST
  ...I have used it to determine the optimal camshaft timing, and the maximum timing advance tolerated in the digifant system (1.8 L 8...
• Re: dumb question dept
  Historical mailing list - Mike Green
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 17:32:37 EST
  ...my book falls open to the page ;) water-cooled digifant 24.61 did not see air cooled mike
• Digifant ECU housing wanted
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 15:35:56 EDT
  I am thinking about getting an extra ECU housing to make it easier to change ECUs during dyno tests. Anybody have a spare laying...
• AMS ecu upgrade??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:45:04 -0800
  ...It has digifant I and AMS has a ECU upgrade. Any suggestions or advice? Thanks
• will not start
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 12:29:20 -0500
  Digifant system have power at injector conector have fuel pressure have air have spark have no fuel in cylinders Darrel Combs 1988 Vanagon With...
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:35:53 -0400
  ...Euro-spec Digifant ECU? > Is the only difference in the eurospec ECU the ROM chip with the programming? > > If so, I wonder why nobody...
• No fuel or fire.
  Historical mailing list - Will Baker
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 06:41:36 -0700
  ...After looking I found that the DIGIFANT was gone. I took the one out of my 86 Syncro just to see if it would...
• FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:22:48 -0400
  Rear electric door lock pull 35.00 digifant - 1 digifant 2 pro tanning book 25.00 dash pod with tack no-speedo 50.00...
• Re: Anyone seen Gowesty's Digifiant replacement?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:17:04 -0400
  ...The digifant system is actually very reliable. Instead, lets create a new system out of parts, and use you as our test subjects... You...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 19:38:56 -0700
  ...You are confusing the Digifant system vs the Digifant II system that is found in the Golfs and Jettas - my mistake - sorry! >I don...
• Re: digijet vs. digifant
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:11:30 EST
  ...I have both systems as my 85 has the digijet with the 1.8L jetta motor and my 86 syncro has the digifant. later...
• Re: Digifant I
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 1 May 1998 23:16:59 EDT
  > > Hello, > > Anyone know where you can get a good book to read up on about the > Digifant I EFI system? I want to know...
• 87 ECU, ALT, DIST for sale
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 18:44:34 -0400
  ...ECU is for digifant, can supply part # if needed.
• terminology
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 14:30:25 -0700
  im looking in my vw vanagon "official factory repair manual" and am trying to figure out what the terms "digifant" and "digijet" mean? inform...
• WTB: Digifant Computer
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 13:09:14 -0800
  This is for my 87 westy Part number: 025 906 022 I suppose this might be available because of a conversion? Thanks Riley Kettner...
• Re: Temp II voltages
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Tue, 1 May 2001 21:40:51 -0600
  Is the digifant ECU a digital control system? If so, has anyone dis-assembled the code or know what kind of processor it is...
• Re: ? Different year Digifant interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:48:13 -0500
  ...Subject: ? Different year Digifant interchangeable? I got an '86 Vanagon Digifant ECU from the local junkyard for cheap and was wondering if it'll...
• 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: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:01:46 -0700
  ...my Digifant Haynes is buried in a box, somewhere. ;) Does your version of Digifant use a Heated O2 Sensor (HO2S) relay or "module" ? Looking...
• Re: [Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly]
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 13:44:44 +0100
  ...It has Digijet instead of Digifant injection system, higher compression, no catalytic converter and 112 hp instead of 95 hp in the US version...
• Re: RPM question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:21:35 -0500
  ...anybody with Digifant ever felt the rpm limit?? joel
• Re: What size allen wrench is used for throttle body switch?
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 21:51:38 -0400
  Hi Jesse I have a Westy 87 (also digifant) and I have used a 3mm Allen key to loose the screw on the left...
• Re: Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:52:32 -1000
  ...I keep meaning to stall my various digifant engines on purpose to see if the fuel pump stops under those circumstances. ) the pump can...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:49:31 -0700
  Volkswagen never made the schematic for the Digifant ECU available to the public or to their dealers. Pin 86 (on the fuel pump relay...
• Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:40:32 -0400
  ...I think Golf/ Jetta is 3 wire. > > > Eric > > > > > >Chris DeLong wrote: > > > > > > > No, ISV's on ANY VW Digifant has only 2 wires. '90- Cabriolet...
• Re: cheap new o2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 14:13:30 -0800
  If you need the three wire type for Jetta-Golf Digifant 2 then you may look into those three wire types for other models...
• digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:05:29 -0700
  ...However, the idle/WOT switch is very different in the digifant/jet systems. Namely, only one switch for both on dijifant, and they each...
• Re: digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle switch in particular - the answer
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 16:27:34 -0700
  ...digijet EFI on digifant engine - throttle > switch in particular > > > > Hello list, > > > > I'm getting closer with the details of my wbx > build, > > with only...
• More Digifant testing, "Das Boot"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:09:23 -0600
  ...It appears your digifant ecu has a problem in the coil circuit. Maybe some kind listee will drop by and plug their digifant into...
• Re: Is Digifant FI Y2K Compliant???
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 14:03:56 -0500
  > Anyone know if the Digifant ECU keeps a date anywhere. I don't > believe it stores -anything- after engine shutdown. Are we Y2K > Compliant...
• NEED '87 Digifant ECU
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:15:23 -0500
  ...not fire the injectors, is my '90 ECU compatible, are all Digifant ECU's essentially compatible. Double checked the '87 in the '90 and...
• Re: What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 10:39:43 -0700
  ...What is Function of temp sensors? (Digifant) > Hi, > > On my '87, there are two temperature sensors on the black > plastic housing by the left...
• Re: hot chip
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:50:07 -0700
  ...Then there is this: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-VANAGON-1986-1992-PERFORMANCE-CHIP-2-1L-DIGIFANT-I_W0QQitemZ250030906381QQihZ015QQcategoryZ33597QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > Anyone have experience with...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Sep 2015 to 11 Sep 2015 - Special issue (#2015-319)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Sun, 13 Sep 2015 03:02:18 +0000
  > Has anyone ever converted a 2.1 ltr digifant over to carberators and do away with the fuel injection,******************************************************************************
• Digijet Diagnostic Tool?
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:06:47 -0700
  Volks, Are there any diagnostic tools that would be similar to the one that Darrell Boehler made for the Digifant available for the Digijet...