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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 11, 1976.
As of Wednesday, January 1st, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
1975 and older model year vehicles except as follows: 1) Those vehicles originally equipped with breakerless ignition systems or dual point ignition systems where one of the points is used to retard timing for emission control. 2) Those 1966 through 1970 vehicles equipped with NOx retrofit devices with a 4 degree retard in basic ignition timing.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-54-4
  • Executive Order 54-4 / D54-4
  • ARB # D-54-4
  • Executive Order No: D-54-4
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-54-4
  • Resolution D-54-4
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D-54-4 Document:

CARB_D-54-4

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—54—4 Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156 °_ of the Vehicle Code PRESTOLITE ELECTRICAL DIVISION IHC "FLEETRITE" BREAKERLESS INDUCTIVE IGNITION SYSTEM Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code; and -Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Section {3902} of the Health and Safety Code; IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the IHC "Fleetrite" breakerless inductive ignition system manufactured by the Prestolite Electrical Diviston, 511 Hamilton Strset, Toledo, Ohio 43694, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of required motor vehicles pollution control devices and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Yehicle Code for 1975 and older model year vehicles except as follows: 1) Those vehicles originally equipped with breakerless ignition systems or dual point ignition systems where one of the points is used to retard timing for emission control. 2) Those 1966 through 1970 vehicies equipped with "NOx retrofit devices" with a 4° ratard in basic ignition timing (f.e., Carter, Echlin, 3TP Air Computer, Pure Power — Electro—~NOx). IHC "Fleetrite" consists of an electronic pack, trigger wheel and pick up assembly, and wiring harness. This device is marketed for the following applications: . ' Engine Model AMC and GMC 8 cylinder 549621—C19 AMC and GMC 6 cylinder 549622—C19 {except Y—6) Ford 6 cylinder {extept 549623—C19 V—6) Ford 8 cylinder 549624—C19 Chrysler 6 cylinder 549625—£19 Chrysler 8 cylinder 5496526—C19 (361,; 383, 400, 413, 426, 400 CID) , ' Chrysler 8 cylinder 549627—C19 ~ (273, 318, 340, 360 CID)

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for \— this device will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different than those listed by the vehicle manufacturer. Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the device, as exempted by the Air Resources Board, that adversely affect the per— formance of. the vehicle‘s pol]ut1on control system shall invalidate this Executive Order Marketing of this device using an identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of this device for an application other than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board. This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect that the use of this device may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehicle manufacturer. THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD BY ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY j ALLEGED BENErIFS OF THE IHC FLEETRITE BREAKERLESS INDUCTIVE IGNITION SYSTEM DEVICE. No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by 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 unlawful,, untrue or misleadfing advertising, and Section 17534 makes violation punishable as a misdémeanor. Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code provide as follows: 43644. {a) No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise, or éxcept in an application to the state board for certification of a device, represént, 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 D—54—3, dated November 26, 1975 is still valid. tC M curch Executed at Sacramento, California, this ] l day of February, 19761 omz(mi c.\‘b“ul WILLIAM H. QEWIS, JR. Executive Officer

_ State of California AIR RESOURéES BOARD March 6, 1975 ‘ Staff Report Evaluation of Prestolite Electrical Division "BID" Breakerless Inductive Ignition System for Exemption from the Provisions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle gode 1gggpductifin . Prestolite Eiéctrica] Division, 511 Hamilton Streét, Toledo, Ohio 43694, has applied for an exemption for its "BID" break— erless inductive ighition system. Prestb]ite Electrical Diviston intends to market this device for 1974 (1972 for Chrysler prcductg) and’o1aer modeT—year domestic vehfc?es equipped with a standard Kettéring ignition system. Vehicles éfiuipped with dual point distributors, where one of the points are used t6 retard timing for emissions control, are specifically excepted. o I1. > Device Description and Function The "BID" is a breakerless, retrofit ignition system utilizing a resonant, magnetic pick—up cqil'aqd a metallic "toothed" trigger whee! that Towers the magnetic field strength in,the pick—up cofl. This'valtage réductjqn triggers a_chanée in a unistab]e.switch which controls a power sQitching irgnsistpr.— This power transistor controls current flow to the‘primary of the OEM ignition.coii and the remainder of the standa}d Kettering ignition system. The systém is pictured in Exhibit I. This type of system is described in the February 14, 1973

staff r&pcft entii]ed'“Evaiuation of Capacitive Discharge andrTransistorizedbIgnition Systems for Compliance with the Requfre- ments of Section 27156 of thé‘Vehicle Code". The major effect of the instaliation of this device is the replacement of the OEM point system with a metal detecting switching system similar to Chrysler‘s CEM breakerless ignition system. UII. Device Evaluation ~ The app?icafit submitted electrical characteristics data and emission data on a T972 International Harvester, Model 1010, with a 392—4V ¥—8 engine. Tests were run according to the CVS—2 procédure uith.the vehicle in three conditions: i) As received. - 2) Tuned to vehicle manufacturers specifications and 3} As in 2) but with Prestolite "BID" system installed. Yhe\fasults in Table ; are the averages of two tests for each condition. | ' . Table 1 Frestolite CVS—2 Data on IH Model 101d Test Condiftion . ngmiééiggéyin‘ ms/mi., . BE to Nox As Received . C nBer Coag.s20 s.os ' Tuned to Manufacturer‘s Specifications 1.74 55;29 4.42 ;BID“ System Installed 1.53. 48.74 C1 3.89 During the third phase of the Prestolite tests the idle rpm increased 30—40 rpm,. thu§ it is not clear that all of the HC and CO reductions may be attributed to the "BID" éystem. No increases from the OEM syStem base]ine were baufied by the installation of the "BID" system.

The "BID" syétem on the fH truck was installed on a distributor with its vacuum advance system pivoted concentrically with the distributor ~—shaft. However, sgvera] problems with decreaéed vacuum.advance have béen encountered on stmflar breakerless systems installed with ecéentrical]y {off—center) pivoted vaéuum advance units.(see February '24, 1975 staff report on Essex International, Inc.‘s—"Elightrontc" system). In order to evaluate this effeét and to confirm the reported electrical characteristics data—from Prestolite on a back—to—back basis with an OEM system, vehicle tests were performed by the ARB laboratory .ofi both a concentrically and an eccentrically ptvoted vacuum advanée equipped distributor. The tests were performed on a Delco Y—8 distributor withv :concentric advance installed in a 1974 AMC station wagon and ofi a Chryster 6 distributor with eccentric advance installed in a 1972 Dodge‘pick—up truck. The Dodge truck also received a back—to—back CVS—1 hot—start test to determine any adverse emission effects due to the shortened dwell period of>the "BID" system vs. the OEM system. These results are shown in Table II. | l Table 11 Bench Test Results Centrifugal Spark Advance in Crénkshaft Degrees from TDC RPM Baseline — . . Device . . AMC—V8 Chryster—6 AMC—V8 Chrysler—6 700 We ooo 0 0 . 0. 1000 ol 26 ufls C 5 0 1500 13 $.5 00000 12 3.5 2000 ce 0 17.5 15 14.0 2500 o s t grls 17 21.0 3000 ' 21 24.5 0 20 22.5

Vacuum Spark Advance in Crankshaft Degrees from TDC Yacuum (in. Hg) : AI;%C-V8&s£m%hrvs1er—6 AMC—%SV*“:E Chrysler—6 g o > — 0 S @2 200 s o 50C ' 2 0 C 2 0 10 o t P s 9 12 6 15 — > 150000 2C 13.5 15 T 20 15— 13.5 15 7 Spark Duration in Microseconds O Baseline — _ Device RPM AMC—V8 _ Chrysler—6 AMC—V8 Chrysier—6 7oo _ 2o 1300 1200 1300 1200 ©1200 _ j 1200 ' 1000 _ 1100 1160 2000 ' ~. 1200 — 900 800 800 3000 0 > 800 soo 700 500 Secandary Vofi:age Rise Time in Microseconds . Baseling Device BPM 0. AMC—VE Ame—ve 7oo ' 50 5.0 n a5 1200 . 50 45 2000 . 0 50 C > — 50— —Avcflable Secondary Voltage in Kilovolts Baseline A Device — RPM — . AMC . Chrysiler AMC Chrysler 700 n 29 _ 32 30 — 30 1200 ' ' 30 32 > 30 30 2000 . — 31. 32 29 _ 30 3000 20000000 > 0 29 32 26 28 m

éequirefl_sécnndary Voltage in Kilovolts . — Baseline Device RPM 00| Anc Chrysler C AMC (Chrysler 700 _ 14 on 13 10 1200 14 e 15009009 2000 | e 14 O 7 3000 11 5 13 6 ~ Back—to—Back CVS—1 Hot Start Tesfi on'Chrys1er Truck Emissions (gms/mi) Configquratfon . HC CO «> NOx OEX ~1.77 66.93 2.91 Device. h2 C — T:30 54.01 2.48 Stgnificant changes from baseline vaiués occur in both centrifugal and vecuum advance. No émission increases in HC were seen due to the shorténed:dwei! period; emission decreasés are probab}y due to the | . retardatfion in ignition timing as noted above. The large change in "centrifugaT tfimifig in the'Chfys1er at Tow rpm is attributed to the very steep timing curve and variations in vehicle speed during meassurement. The timing differences at higher sbeed is judgéd to be mare representative of the true retardation effect. fhe retardatton of vacuum advance is brought about_b} a change in — geametry due to the insta]1§tion of the "BID" systém. The retardation of c&ntriffiga?‘advance,stems-frcm electronic delay in the cirfiuit?y and ts FramlT to 3 engine degrees, ptedomfinéfitiy at speeds higher than _ 2000 rpm. Présté]ite was %nformed of these findings and developed a fix for the vacuum advance rétardation by various changes in the

. attachment point of trigger Qheel/pick—up coil assembly with the vacuum advance arm. The éfféct of.these changes are shown in Table III. This test series of the modified "BID" system shows a retardatisn of 1—2 degrees in the centrifugal advance at speeds of 2000 rpm or higher and a 1—3 degree retard in the vacuum advance at vacuums higher than 10 in. Hg. This amount of retardatfon sfiould not exceed 4 degrees at cruising speeds of 60 mph or higher except on vehicles which have had their initial timing retarded 4 degrees due to the installatioh of certain NOx retrofit devices. A sustained retard in excess of 4 degrees has been judged to adversely affect emissions dus to accelerated exhaust valve deterioration.. Iv. Conclusions and Recommendations It is the opinton of the staff that Prestolite Electrical Division‘s v"BIDf breakerless fnductive ignition system will not reduce the effectiveness of required emiséion control systems except for certain 1966—1970 vehicles retrofvtted with a NOx control device ut11|71nga sustained retardation of. 4 degrees ar more.. Therefore, it is recomended that Prestolite Electrical Division be granted an exemptton from the proh(b1t1ong Gf Vehicie Code. Section 27156 _for its "BIO" breakerless ignition system for. 1974 and older model—year domestic vehicles ortginally equipped with-the standard Kettering ignition system except for the following:

Vehicles equipped with a 1966—1970 NOx retrofit system utilizing a sustatned ignition retardation of 4 engine degrees or more at a speed of 60 miles per hour or greater. Vehicles orfginally equipped with a dual—point ignition system where one of the points are used to retard timing for emissions © contral. «alWedddeaeaemamss

annvascncneie ieretinctinimminnmens reno.. \ Table III Bench Test Resu}ts Centrifugal Spark Advance in . Crankshaft Degrees from TOC | RPM =~ ' — Distributor Type (Baseline/Device) 10. ‘Chrysler 6 {used) Chrysler 6 (new) SChrysler 8 Delco 60 | Ford 6 —— Ford 8 ~ ~ 600 oo ' a/o 0/0 a/a afo _ ‘o/0° 1000 _ 6/5 ( ' 4/4 4/4 0/0 1/7 ~4]5 1500 ~— 1279 . 15715 s 20/19 5/6 < 1716 0 0 18714 2000 14/11 18/17 22/21 11/12.5 22/22 16/15 2500 17/15 _ 19/19 24/23 15/14.5 24/22 18/17 3000 1 2007 . ©21/20 26/24.5 19/18 24/23 20/19 ©Vacuum Advance in Crankshaft Degrees from TDC ’ ‘ «= Distributor Type (Baseline/Device) > Vacuum(in. Hg) Cchrysier 6 { old} Chrysler 6 {new) Chrysler 8 Delco 6 Ford 6: Ford 8 0 ' 070 ~ 0/0 0/0 . 0/0 0/0 0/0 5 : 0/0 _ 070 0/0 070 _ 0/0 . 0/0 10 5/4 14/13 2/2 5.5/5 11/13 9/9 15 . 14/11 14/13 21/16* 20— 10711 13/13 16/17 20 14/11. 14/13 21/18 12/11 13/13 21/22 *vacuum advance arm adapter binding A

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'?Rn.,"" WHEE L AND SENSOR ASSEMSLIE On all but the GM and AMC eight cylinder applica— tions, the Prestolite sensor and trigger wheel is a unitized assembly. it fils down easily over the distributor cam, replac— \/ ing the points, condenser and breaker plate assem— bly. It is heldin place by a simple retainer ring. in the GM— and AMC cight cylinder kits, the trigger wheel is attached to the rotor itself, The sensor is mounted on the breaker plate in place of the con— tact set. ' With the unique Prestolite "F" wheel design, a pair of trigger wheel teeth pass by on each side of the sensor. This eliminates the variables of timing and dwell still presentin other systems and makes any sensor adjusiments completely unnecessary. LECTRONMIC CONTROL he electronic control is a sophisticated solid state . unit that takes over the job of the contact set. Acting on signals from the sensor, the control releases the stepped up elecmc"l charge in the coll to the spark plugs. This unit is completely maintenance free due to a y uce unique electronic design anda special potting:—com— pound which seals out dirt and moisture while pro— (fecting against damage fromshock and vibration. Ar——ma o t3 1 $ elnmtmewtcaticitoiinnoirememsosncsc + The Prestolite Electronic Ignition ulllizes a sensor, trigger wheel and electronic control. The sensor is a proximity switch, or more simply, a metal detector. The melal it detects is each pair of teeth on the trigger wheel. As the triggerwheel turns with the distributor shaft, thv ss by on each s ‘the sensor. Each time the sensor detects the passing K teeth ais the eiecncmf control to open the ignition coil primary cireult This is Cmva'entto opening the contac in a conventional ignition system. Fromhere, high voltage from the coil travels mrouc. the distributor cap, rotor and wires to fire the spark plugs—andignite the fuel r in the cylinders.

© Each Prestolite kit contains all the components and wiring needed to complete the conversion, along ‘ with fully iMlustrated instructions. . ta pe A simple distributor conversion re.flaces «he points and condenser with the senaor-mgger wheel as— sembly. The electronic .controil is installed on the firewail, fender well or radiator support. Connect the wiring and the car is ready to start. It‘s that sim— ple. There is no dwell or point gap to set. It‘s all built © into the electronics. . . Prestolite‘s system utilizes standard plugs and all existing wires, rotor, distributor cap and coil. These parts should be inspaected and replaced only if worn. Otherwise they will work fine with the new ignition C system. _R\ F \\.“\‘\"'H C With Prestaolite Electronic lgnitidn conventional tune—ups are virtually eliminated because there are no points and no condenser to wear out and be replaced. Since there are no mechanical wearing surfaces connected with the sensor and trigger wheel, timing and dwell remain consiant for the life of the system. in addition to this, the system: — fils proclically all American cars from 1968 to the present # © — k: & delivers an accurate spark with a long duration to more efficiently burn the fusl and produce fow emissions o will fire plugs at lowcranking speeds and voltage levels for fast staria and smooth running under nearly all conditious * is shook and moisture resistant and will operate rellably at temperatures from 20° beiow zoro to 200° above ~ * allows spark plugs to burn clean and far outlast their normal service iife = is com;oa..n.e with most all engine analysis equipment, timing lights and fachometers .. ® &« Increases fusl economy and improves overall starting and operating performance = Gxf se s | f;;y-f71 /JGMT(ON swirch /BARNE$S wine* The Prestolite Electronic Reo 0_ Ignition connects easty into . the electrical system. The E/ —* snow. electronic contral is connected =—£t is vour UF sgrson oL by means of a witing harness BATTERY m LEApS / . to the sensor leads coming RERNIY }/ from the distributor, to the ignition coll, and to ground. All 4 Qfl ' + wiring2 and special connectors > comyRdL Z eC ! 17 —opComwecton (C ,-x ol are furnished with the kits. L0 r——' ' hel ergctaoniel K W > 20. &>| O 0 2 . 2s > . > cc;vmouz IENITIGN . GRounb DisTRiIGUTO® COiL — "Resistance wire may be left it cireuit,

The Prestolite Company 511 Hamilton Street _ — . Toleda, Ohio 43601 . — Phone: 419—244—2811 March 28, 1975 Mr. Richard Kenny Serrior Engineer California Air Research Booard 9528 Telstaor Avenue El Monte, California 91731 Bear Mr. Kenny: Enclased are the following prints on Prestolite‘s seven electronic ignition systems. These prints reflect the systems which hove been verbaliy approved ~ . by your office and incorporate modifications made on the original designs in order to meet your réquirements. Vehicle «C Current Revised — Application — — Identification Identification CMC 8—Cylinder IDL—5007 4DL~5001 ~ CMC 6—Cylinder IDL—5002 IDL—5010 Ford &—Cylinder IDL—5003 _ IDL~5011 Ford &8—Cylinder . IDL—5004 IDL—5012 — Chrysler 6~Cylinder ‘ IDL—5005 IDL~5013— Chrysier 8—Cylinder {CCW] R 1IDL—5006 IDL~5014 ~ Chrysler 8&—Cylinder {CW] IDL—5007 IDL=5015 * There has been no change in the GM 8 since we agresd the original aeslgn rret yourstandards. We trust with this information you will issue a formal approvel.. Please lst me know immediately if you have any quest."ons. Yours verytru[y, ‘ / ks 5—$g Do . — JF Car‘ey, Directon‘ Encl. _ ‘ © . G_ovemment & National Accounts Sales


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