Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 10, 1993.
As of Friday, December 27th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
51100S1955-1980 vehicles with Chevy V-8 engines

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-221-15
  • Executive Order 221-15 / D221-15
  • ARB # D-221-15
  • Executive Order No: D-221-15
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-221-15
  • Resolution D-221-15
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Download: Executive Order D-221-15 PDF

D-221-15 Document:

CARB_D-221-15

(Page 1 of 2) State of California \6fw6 AIR RESOURCES BOARD — EXECUTIVE ORDER D—221—15 <; Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 / of the Vehicle Code &0' D AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLS CORPORATION \Q) \ "ACCEL 51000 SERIES BREAKERLESS DISTRIBUTOR Y§? / PART NUMBERS 51100s, §12018, 512025, AND §1301S" <J P;rsuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Bo@ d“":'B) by Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code; and Pursuant to the authority vested in the.undersigned /by Settions 39515 énd 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Prder/G—45—5; IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installat{on of the Accel 51000 series breakerless distributor for mechanical advance/igni¥ion system manufactured by Accel Performance Products, a division of Autométive Controls Corporation, 175 North Branford Road, Branford, Gonnecticut 06405, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of réquireéd motor vehicle pollution control devices and, therefore, is exempt/from‘ the prohibitions in Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391 for the followfng applications: Part _ Number © Vehicle Applicatio Mechanical Advance System Onl 511008 1955—1980 vehicle@s wi¥h V8 Chevrolet engines 5120}5 1962—1981 Ford vehicles powered by 221, 260, 289, and 302 CID engiries (éxcept those equipped with electronic engine contfol) 512025 1968—1984 Fopd vehicles powered by 351 (Type C), 400 429, apQ 460‘ CID engines (except those equipped with electronic/engine control} 513018 19¢5—1987 Chrysler vehicles powered by 273, 318, 340, ayfd 360 CID engines (except those equipped with électfonic spark timing) This exemption ghall/not apply to any device, apparatus, or mechanism advertised, offered/ for sale or sold with, or installed on, a motor vehicle prior to or goncugrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser. This Execyfive /Order (B.0.) is valid provided that installation instructions for the Mccel/51000 series breakerless distributor for mechanical advance ignition system will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications differént from those submitted by the system manufacturer. Chayges mfade to the design or operating conditions of the Accel 51000 series bréakeyiess distributor as exempted by the ARB, that adversely affect the pérfoymance of a vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this .0.

AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLS CORP. EXECUTIVE ORDER D—221—15 "ACCEL 51000 BREAKERLESS DISTRIBUTOR®" (Page 2 of 2) Marketing of the Aceel 51000 series breakerless distributor using identification other than those shown in this E.0. or marketing of the Accel §1000 series breakerless distributor for an application other than those listed in this E.0. shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB. Exemption of the Accel 51000 series breakerless distributor shall not be construed as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the Accel 51000 series breakerless distributor as an individual device. — This E.0. does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the Accel 51000 series breakerless distributor Coil may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehiile manufacturer. THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLS CORPORATION S ACCEL 51000 SERIES BREAKERLESS DISTRIBUTOR DEVICE. No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board" may be made with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written communication. Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code makes untrue or misleading advertising unlawful, and Section 17534 makes violation punishable as a misdemeanor. Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code provides as follows: "43644, (a) No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise, or, except in an application to the state board for certification of a device, represent, any device as a motor vehicle pollution control device for use on any used motor vehicle unless that device has been certified by the state board. No person shall sell, offer for sale, advertise, or represent any motor vehicle pollution control device as a certified device which, in fact, is not a certified device. Any violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor." Any apparent violation of the conditions of this Executive Order will be submitted to the Attorney General of California for such action as he deems advisable. Executive Order No. D—221—7 dated February 5, 1992, is superseded and of no further force and effect. ,Ltflk__ Executed at El Monte, California, this /29 day o rch, 1993. Assistant Division Chief Mobile Source Division


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Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:40:14

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