Date:         Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:21:03 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: When in Doubt - Temp 2 - thanks to Digitool
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On 6/13/06, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I'm curious about the Digitool...I searched the archives and there's tons
> of stuff about using the Digitool but I couldn't find anything about the
> Digitool itself.  Could someone please give a briefing on the Digitool,
> i.e. applications to which engines, uses, and purchase availability?  From
> a reading of all the material posted about the Digitool it seems that many
> hours of labor and parts expense has been saved by the use of this tool.


It's a little box with 4 LEDs and a digital voltmeter wired in to a rotary
selector switch. A ribbon cable connects it via a DB-25 jack hard-wired to
specific ECU pins. You can either add this jack to your own ECU (requires
opening, soldering, etc) or I think you can get one from Van-Cafe. Best to
get the full details (with pics!) by the Digitool creator himself, Darrell
Boehler, at <http://www.loam.org/vw/Vanagon/DigiTool/>


--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"