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Subject:Re: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
From:John Rodgers
Date:Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:18:34 -0500

Germain,

What's the story behind that little gizzy?? Looks pretty cool. Did you
buy the thing, make a harness, then program the thing, or what?

Would love to have one. Especially now that I have TWO vanagons for
which I am responsible for the care and feeding thereof.

Regards,

John Rodgers
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Germain wrote:
> Here is my original post
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Germain" <reglys@SYMPATICO.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:16 AM
> Subject: Re: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
>
>
>
>> Hi Malcom
>>
>> I did a small diagnostic computer for myself.  I called it "VanagonDiag".
>> This device is reading many signals from the ECU like the Digitool . I can
>> read the following info with my device. It is good for 1986-1991 ECU
>> Vanagon.
>>
>> Small Computer is on when ECU is powered
>> Ignition swith in start position
>> Fuel pump ON.
>> Throttle Switch status
>> Battery voltage
>> Air inlet Temperature (Temp.I)  in volts and DegC or DegF
>> Liquid cooler (Temp II) in volts and DegC or DegF
>> Air flow in volts
>> Air flow in percent ( linear to volts reading)
>> Oxygen sensor reading in volts
>> Oxygen sensor pulsation between 0V and 0.5V
>> Motor running hours ( Cumulative)
>> Liters used after fill up ( resetable) PRECISION OF 5%
>> Gas mileage calculation - in real time and average.  LITERS / HOUR or USG
>>
> /
>
>> HOURS
>> Motor running hours ( resetable between fill up)
>> HALL SENSOR pulse converted in RPM with 100 RPM resolution
>>
>> You can see the small device on the following link. I am still improving
>>
> it
>
>> but I do not work on it for now. My Westy is sleeping for 5 long months.
>> http://photos.yahoo.com/reglys
>>
>> This device is not cheap. You should count 250$US  to 300$US minimum for
>> that kind of device.
>>
>> Germain
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:56 AM
>> Subject: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
>>
>>
>>
>>> I wrote to Darrell Boehler and asked for a Digitool and he wrote back
>>>
>> saying that he does not make
>>
>>> them anymore.
>>>
>>> Does anyone else make the Digitool??? Something similar????  Malcolm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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