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Bleeding
Engine and fuel systemsEnglish · machine-assisted draft
The process of removing air or gas from a hydraulic system, such as the hydraulic valve lifter
- bleeding
Bleeder valve caps
Brakes and suspensionEnglish · machine-assisted draft
Caps for bleeding brake fluid from the system
- brakes
- valves
Vacuum source
Tools and maintenance terminologyEnglish · machine-assisted draft
A device or mechanism that generates a vacuum, used for various purposes such as bleeding the cooling system.
- vacuum
- source
Digifant ECU
Engine and fuel systemsEnglish · machine-assisted draft
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.
- vanagon
- ecu