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  • Re: My Digifant Opinion

    Patrick Dooley · Mon, 27 Apr 1998 12:44:18 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    > >The problem with the Digifant is that VW tried to intergrade the >ignition system with the injection system. So if you have a problem...

  • Re: My Digifant Opinion

    Larry Hamm · Mon, 27 Apr 1998 11:22:24 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Bentley for Jetta says: "The Digifant I engine management system is a further development of the Digifant II engine management system. Digifant I is...

  • My Digifant Opinion

    J Frank Hammontree · Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:36:19 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...stick with Digifant, > 89 or newer. It's a very simple fuel injection system and they run smoother > than the CIS cars. Just to...

  • Digifant and Digifant II

    Stephen Grindol · Fri, 14 May 1999 18:21:04 EDT · Mailing-list archive

    I understand that my 87 has Digifant FI management system and I have found that Bentley offers a repair manual that describes Digifant II...

  • Re: Digifant and Digifant II

    Dave Bayer · Fri, 14 May 1999 14:19:47 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    Stephen Grindol wrote: > > I understand that my 87 has Digifant FI management system and I have found > that Bentley offers a repair manual that...

  • Hand-held tach use with Digifant

    John · Thu, 20 Jul 2000 23:23:53 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...The Digifant system has a unique primary ignition circuit control perhaps similar to the old capacitive discharge systems. While powerful and efficient for ignition...

  • Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!

    mark drillock · Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:38:12 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Why VW later confused things by calling the latest most complicated version of the inline system Digifant I is a mystery to me. Mark...

  • Re: My Digifant Opinion

    Malcolm Holser · Sun, 26 Apr 1998 22:44:14 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...stick with Digifant, > > 89 or newer. It's a very simple fuel injection system and they run smoother > > than the CIS cars. > > Just to...

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  • Digifant system

    Volkswagen’s electronic fuel-injection and engine-management system used in North American Vanagons from 1986 onward according to Gerry’s terminology FAQ. The archived FAQ distinguishes it from Digijet, which it associates with 1983.5–1985 Vanagons; Gerry’s technical bulletin index also lists Digifant topics for 1986–1991 models. Verify year, engine, and market before using system-specific parts or procedures.

  • Digifant ECU

    The electronic control unit (ECU) is part of Volkswagen’s Digifant fuel-injection and engine-management system. Gerry’s 1986–1991 technical bulletin index distinguishes these applications from the earlier Digijet years. In a January 1999 list thread, an owner of a 1986 Westfalia reported that the engine quit after cooling-system bleeding and asked whether fuel starvation or a failed Digifant component was involved; the thread records a troubleshooting question, not a confirmed diagnosis. Check engine code and market before identifying an ECU.

  • Water-cooled engine

    An engine that circulates liquid coolant through passages and a radiator to carry heat away. Gerry’s Vanagon spark-plug reference lists DH water-cooled engines with Digijet for 1983–1985 and MV engines with Digifant for 1986–1991. Verify engine code, market, and model year; this archived table is an identification aid, not a complete application chart.

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