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• My Syncro died
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 18:49:46 -0700
  ...When bridging #3 and # 13 on the control unit connector, the fuel pump does not hum. I want to thank Debi and others who...
• Re: Stereo suggestions
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 28 May 2013 10:14:43 -0400
  ...be wired through the ignition switch, but we all know that's not the case. The last head unit I bought draws a third...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:05:40 -0800
  ...our computer (Is that the > "ECU"? The bentley calls it a "Control Unit") ... is it scary? I'm a bit of > a computer geek...
• general info & fuel delivery (?) problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:34:29 -0500
  ...the fuel pressure regulator, the vaccum advance unit on distributor, ignition control module, cap&rotor,plugs We think at this point that the ECU...
• Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 6 Nov 2018 19:10:21 -0800
  ...The USB > >> socket must not be used to power other USB devices. > >> > >> Can the BORCO display data from an engine control unit? > >> > >> No, the...
• More Ignition/ Stabilizer electonics ?'s(way long!)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 01:15:13 -0500
  ...Haltech system needs an ignition control module to function. Digifant had it built in to the ecu apparently, Digijet had an external model. Didn...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:07:42 -0600
  ...verified that I had no false air issues >>> -replaced idle stabilization control unit (this is the last thing >>> I did) >>> -passed state emission test...
• TiiCo News
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 16:55:39 -0400
  Hi- Our kit was delivered without the left engine carrier or the ignition control unit. When i discovered this, my natural response was to...
• Re: Hot times under the rear seat
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:16:06 -0400
  ...The older ones only have the FI drive, ignition is an independent system and the Fairchild ignition module has a biggish heat sink and...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 02:10:49 -0400
  ...retard ignition timing. When idling, the idle stabilizer unit constantly adjusts input airflow to maintain constant rpm. It uses an electronic control that drives...
• Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:36:42 -0500
  ...core leaks > 6 - Engine idle controls: throtle switch out of adjustment, idle stab > controller unit > fails, idle stab valve gets gummed up. > 7 - fuel...
• Re: Weird electricals
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 4 May 1999 23:18:00 -0400
  ...seemed to right itself when I re-connected the idle stabilizer control unit. > > Has anything similar happened to another listmember? Also, how would I...
• Re: tiico question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:41:11 -0400
  ...His reply follows (also note problem with ignition control units!): >Hi Bill, > >You do not need to hook those up on the new engine...
• Re: Billy's in the hospital
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 08:33:34 -0700
  I'm not sure I heard the whole saga, but you may have the bad idle control unit, it's a $230-300 VDO...
• Re: Sound system upgrade for Eurobago
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hubert
  Sun, 28 Sep 1997 22:05:33 -0700
  ...there seem to be similar units available. Disconnect the battery during installation so you don't fry the ignition switch accessory contacts like I...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 03:50:45 -0600
  ...This book says that >this enables the motor to act the same cold as it does hot, for the control >unit adds additional fuel...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:41:11 -0600
  @ John & Steve One of the 1st things I do when trying to Diag' an improper Idle RPM is to Unplug that ControlMod', Spray the...
• Re: [Syncro] Help! Igintion Won't shut off!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 11:50:50 -0700
  ...Basicly for the engine to keep running, you need to be getting both current to the digifant control unit and to the coil. Both...
• followup to post regarding oil pressure false alarms
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:47:20 MDT
  ...the text talks about removing the control unit for dynamic oil pressure system (and mentions some screw to be removed), while the picture (#90...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 15:37:59 -0400
  ...The other possibility is that there is a spurious start signal coming >>> from the idle control unit wiring since the idle control unit also...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:18:49 -0700
  ...tank cap and radiator fan switch/sensor plus a new gauge sending unit. After installation of the level sensor and cap, the temp doesn...
• Re: Newbie: I've Joined the Tribe! Questions...
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 09:43:35 -0600
  ...designers? My stereo came with a remote control which did everything but power down the unit. Great when you're upstairs stargazing and want...
• Da Parts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 13:32:21 -0600
  ...Coolant resivoir (1) alternator (1) Fuel Pump (1) Control unit (1) idle stabilization control unit (1) fuel tank (1) locking gas cap with key...
• Re: Put rebuilt 1.9l in, now my injectors won't spew, or squirt, or
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 01:47:18 -0800
  The Hall control is the ignition not injector control system. You need(page to check that you have battery voltage at terminal 86 and...
• Step up the idle
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:45:43 -0700
  ...They do connect to the Idle Control Unit. The wires are in the FI > > harness whether needed or not, at least on the USA...
• some Vanagon in-use observations..(what works for me) long-ish
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:49:25 -0700
  ...This thing "clacks!" nicely when you turn on the ignition so you know it is working.. I installed a secondary switch (to the control...
• newbie questions '84 digijet
  Historical mailing list - Harry Ruble
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 01:03:31 -0500
  ...7 of the Hall control unit. And just what is it's function? I'm guessing more for the ignition side than fuel??? Can...
• Re: Oil temp. ? and OP ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:40:20 -0700
  ...that would fit vertically on to the D-Pillar hole vacated by the WBX airbox and idle control unit."? I do know that the...
• ISV questions, help needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:28:08 EST
  ...the idle stabilizer control unit, temp II sensor, spark plugs, plug wires, and O2 sensor. I have also: cleaned the AFM, looked for vacuum...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:21:10 -0500
  ...I just noticed that they labeled this relay Digijet, but the > control unit is Digifant !! > > Yikes! Bentley '86 wiring diagram shenanigans! --- ;^) > > Neil. > > > > On Sun...
• Re: Stumped-Runs Rich/Stalls
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:43:20 -0700
  You should be able to hear/feel the thrumming of the idle valve when you turn the ignition on. After driving a DigiJet van...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (update)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:15:57 -0800
  ...It primarily is needed to tell the ECU and idle control unit that you foot is off the gas. Unless the switch is sticking...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:32:04 -0500
  ...New Delphi electronic control unit (ECU)�replaces NLA Digifant ECU and >> ICU (idle control unit) >> There are only four connections to be made to...
• Re: Friday's corvette problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:45:40 -0400
  ...core leaks >>6 - Engine idle controls: throtle switch out of adjustment, idle stab >>controller unit >> fails, idle stab valve gets gummed up. >>7 - fuel...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:26:57 -0600
  ...It primarily is needed to tell the ECU and idle > control unit that you foot is off the gas. Unless the switch is > sticking...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:25:28 -0400
  ...core leaks :::6 - Engine idle controls: throtle switch out of adjustment, idle stab :::controller unit ::: fails, idle stab valve gets gummed up. :::7 - fuel...
• 1988 Vanagon Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:08:05 -0400
  ...2.1L engine control unit (ECU). Price: $60. You pay shipping, or pick up here. 2.1L fuel Injection harness. Price: $50. You pay...
• Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:56:00 +1000
  ...The distributor drops right into the Beetle crankcase and you get a Hall-effect trigger, the standard VW-Audi control module (same as Holden...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:26:51 -0400
  ...would be a good idea, to make sure that the >ignition control unit is doing its proper job. (his suggestion is >that if the...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 3 May 2011 18:12:51 -0700
  ...it's purely about the temp guage, the level sensor function ..and a control unit for the level funcion. You can see the control...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 15:20:39 -0500
  ...Idle stabilizer control > > What I finally did: I found that th socket in whick the contol box fits, > come right out with wires attached...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:55:28 -0400
  ...There are a few different versions of idle control units out there. Some of them have a different "pulse" frequency. The valves barely hum...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:51:52 -0700
  ...It shows a "keyed" (from 15) black/white wire from coil to "Digijet Control Unit Relay". If I'm not mistaken, power from this...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:57:19 -0500
  ...A Gasoline, (spark ignition) engine has to run with a controlled fuel-air mixture. In order for the engine to run at a given...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:07:08 -0500
  ...Engine design, ignition timing, and load all add to create this. The controls are timing settings (why we have the dual diaphragm distributors before...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:10:05 -0700
  ...The last one worked either from a wheel pickup, or ignition, and had the electronics integrated into the servo housing. There were other smaller...
• Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:46 -0800
  ...Wasserboxer" engines as used on Vanagons use a different ignition system. The coil is controlled directly from the ECU, and it is not yet...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss (second update)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:22:02 -0700
  ...It primarily is needed to tell the ECU and idle <br> control unit that you foot is off the gas. Unless the switch is...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:57:54 -0800
  ...at the fuel pump, because there is none at the >>> "Digifant >>> Control Unit Relay" (as it is called on page 97.106 (track 34...
• FWD>Help!!! Broken down on a dirt road in Costa Rica!
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  25 Jan 97 19:05:07 +0000
  ...little bit of testability = in the ignition system. It looks like we'll replace our control unit. I = called Gandalf's to find out...
• Re: Hall sender + ignition control unit electronics
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:57:17 -0700
  Thanks Rob..that does look handy. Don Hanson On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > At 6...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:49:09 -0700
  ...Upon seeing a pulse from the Hall sending unit the > ECU > > > >then > > > >cuts off the current momentarily. The ignition coil, an inductor, will > > > >react...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:22:23 -0500
  ...Turned on the ignition and checked the > stabilizer valve. It was humming nicely. Started the engine, let it idle a > bit then raised the...
• Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:06:28 -0700
  ...The idle controller has the following connections: RED/BLK - power from ignition switch RED/WHT - power from fuel pump relay WHT/YEL - power steering...
• Re: VW relay #53, 141 951 253B
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 19:01:37 +0000
  ...ECU, to the power steering pressure switch, and the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit. The fuel pump relay #86 and the ECU relay #86 is...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:31:50 -0700
  ...that did not check out is the test for "Ground >> connection/control unit", 7 and 25 pins (should be 0 ohms). I tested >> 22...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:45:35 -0700
  ...This controls hydrocarbons being released into > the air from evaporating fuel. > Do not over advance the ignition timing or during rebuild consider > engine modifications...
• Re: 91 fridge piezo
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:03:30 -0700
  ...the automatic piezo >button switch and you will see the piezo control unit with four (I >think) wires going into the top of it...
• propane toilet!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 13:28:37 -0800
  ...40,000 btu standard gas control and connection flue connection: 6" male collar. standard taper ignition: piezo type This type of system is "supposedly...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 13:53:34 -0800
  ...at the fuel pump, because there is none at the "Digifant >> Control Unit Relay" (as it is called on page 97.106 (track 34...