Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 19:20:07 -0800
Reply-To: Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Dana Morphew <kdm@WHIDBEY.COM>
Organization: Dana's Mobile Carpet Steam
Subject: Re: To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
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Couldn't the Digifant I ECU just be replaced by the Digifant II ECU?
-Dana-
David Marshall wrote:
>
> The Vanagon's Digitfant system will run an inline four engine designed for
> Digifant II - the one problem that you will have with an RV or PF engine
> from a Golf or Jetta is the ignotion timing of the Vanagon's Digifant
> system does not incorporate a knock sensor and it will not work with a
> Digifant II distributor. You would need a CIS based distributor from
> something like an 81 thru 84 Rabbit that has a vacuum advance. I would
> suggest getting a 8.5:1 cr Digifant engine from a Cabriolet or Fox if you
> go this route.
>
> At 07:38 AM 03/01/2000 -0800, Dana Morphew wrote:
> >Maybe the 1.8 Digifant II engine, (the RV among others), would make for
> >an easier conversion than other FI systems because of the similarities
> >between it and the wasserboxer 2.1's Digifant I (the harness, ECU, and
> >other electrical components may interchange). Just a thought.
> >
> >-Dana-
> >
> >A & C Grobey wrote:
> >>
> >> That is the question. To find the answer, most people seeking it find
> >> themselves asking the wisdom of the list. This is not a new question and I
> >> always follow the threads on it when it hits the list.
> >>
> >> Today, I seek the wisdom on my sisters behalf. Her '88 Wolfsburg has
> >> finally given in to the dreaded headgasket cancer. They want to keep the
> >> van so they are willing to put some cash in a good engine. Here is what
> >> they have defined as their choices:
> >>
> >> 1. Replace it with a good rebuild waterboxer.
> >>
> >> 2. Go with a conversion kit. i have suggested the kit David Marshall
> >> offers and the South African kit from Tii Trading.
> >>
> >> So my question to the list is this: Has anyone done either David's or
> Tii's
> >> conversion? I am looking for any experience anyone may have had. I've
> sent
> >> them to Tom's relitech page at http://volksweb.relitech.com/convert.htm.
> >> Does anyone know of other sites that may be helpful?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for the infinite wisdom of the list. As they say in
> >> Schindler's List - "The List is Life."
> >>
> >> Alan
> >> '91 Carat
> >> Sherwood OR
> >
> >
>
> -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada --
> -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet --
> -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab --
> -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org --
> -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca --
> -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
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