Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:15:41 -0700
Reply-To: Bob Donalds <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
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From: Bob Donalds <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Fw: ECU firmware location
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> What's "SRS in Walpole MA Dick Shine
> http://www.srsvw.com/
>
> he sells and installs EProm updates for the go fast crowd vw and audi
> burns
> his own
>
> yes the USA digijet does support the 02 sensor
> there is no shortage of USA digijet ECUs someone on the list must have an
> old USA 1.9 digjet ECU to send you
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tinker man" <tinkerman007@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 5:39 PM
> Subject: Re: ECU firmware location
>
>
>> On 9/17/07, Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote:
>>> TM
>>> I did not mean to exclude the list
>>> I'm kind of out of my league with the tech part of this
>>
>> Maybe, but you have lots of important info backed up by lots of
>> experience...
>> And yes, those microprocessors ARE my league...:-)
>> (but engines, distributors, dynos and mechanics aren't...).
>> If my Garage mechanics (not only VW) were competent at fixing fuel
>> injection systems I wouldn't get into it, but it seems when it gets to
>> electronics they get a dumb look on their faces and start replacing
>> very expensive parts unnecessarily...
>> So I've learned to diagnose before I let them get near. They do the
>> mechanical stuff, I do the thinking...:-) (With the help of the list
>> and Bentley).
>>
>>> so share anything I write you with the list
>>
>> Great. This will stir much interest, I'm sure.
>>
>>> the CPU is again not something I looked at I was getting this looked at
>>> with
>>> SRS in Walpole MA Dick Shine
>>
>> What's "SRS in Walpole MA Dick Shine"?
>>
>>> He was taking out the EPROM's and reading them for me that's a far as I
>>> got
>>> so that's why I have what's on the EPROM's
>>
>> Like I said, good for backup and verification.
>>
>>> and as I said Daryl told me the Euro has no hookup for 02s
>>
>> That's interesting, because in the US Digijet (I think you told me) do
>> support O2 sensors, and someone on this thread reported that US
>> Digijets use a completely different CPU (Z80). So maybe US and Euro
>> Digijets are completely different animals. I'd like to get an internal
>> picture of all those. Currently I have just a 1990 Euro Digijet and
>> Jon Kenneke has posted on his website
>> (http://kenneke.com/vwfi/fi.html) a US Digifant.
>> I need more internal pictures of all models available (1983.5-1991, US
>> and EURO) to clarify these issues.
>>
>>> can you tell me what dist you have is it the 2.1 or the 1.9 with the vac
>>> can
>>
>> Already did in previous thread, it seems it does have a vac can.
>> TM
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