Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on April 30, 1976.
As of Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
1001,1002, 1052 80-4001, 80-40021974 and older vehicles, EXCEPT: (1) Vehicles with electronic ignition systems (2) 1966-70 vehicles with Dana or Carter NOx devices with electronic speed sensor

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-11-3
  • Executive Order 11-3 / D11-3
  • ARB # D-11-3
  • Executive Order No: D-11-3
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-11-3
  • Resolution D-11-3
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D-11-3 Document:

CARB_D-11-3

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—1 1— 3 r Se ct Relating to Exempt1ons under tion 27156 of the Yehicle Code WESTERN CONTROLS, INC. BREAKERLESS CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Soard by Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code; and Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Section 39515 of the Health and Safety Code; IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the breakerless capacitive discharge ignitfon systems manufactured by Western Controls Inc., 805 N. Madison, Phcenix, Arizona, 85507, and marketed as indicated below has been feurnd to not 'flflwce the effectiveness of required motor vehicle pollution cortrol devices and, therafore, are exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Veuuc‘a Sode for 1974 and clder modei—year vehicles except the following: 1. Vehicles or;gwna1?v equipped with an electronic ignition system whether it is a breakeriess, capacitive discharge, or transistorized type. 2. All 1966—70 model—year vehicles equipped with a Dana or Carter NOx retrofit device using an electronic speed sensor. The following is a list of each device manufactured by Western Controls Inc. and marketed by another company; each device consists of a sensor, d—c converter, storage capacitor and an electronic switch. Brand Name and Marketing Company Models Western Controls, Inc. B12S, 1051 CD System 805 W. Madison St. B12P, 1052 HP CD System Phx. Ariz. 85007 "Max" 1001 CD System Western Controls Inc. 1002 HP CD System 805 W. Madison St. Phx. Ariz. 85007 Filkotronic Ignition ‘FL—100, F1—125 CD System Filko Div. of F & B Mfg. FI—101, F1—126 HP CD System 5480 N. Northwest Highway Chicago, I1ll1. 60630

WESTERN CONTROLS, INC. EXECUTIVE ORDER D—11—3 Brand Name and Marketing Compan Modets .‘ Hays CD—2041 CD System Hays Sales HP—CD2042 HP CD System 15116 Adams Street Midway City, CA 92655 Thermo King 80—4001, 80—5001 CD System Thermotronic Ignition 80—4002, 80—5002 HP CD System 314 W. 90th St. Minneapolis, Minn. 55420 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 pollution 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 OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF THE "WESTERN CONTROLS BREAKERLESS CAPACITIVE DISCHARGE IGNITION SYSTEM." 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 untrue or mis— leading advertising uniawful, and Section 17534 makes viclation punishable as a misdemeanor.

WESTERN CONTROLS, INC. EXECUTIVE ORDER D—11—3 ; Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code provide as follows: . "43644. {a) No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or adver— ‘ ' tise, or, except in an application to the board for accreditation 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 accredited by the board. No person shall sell, offer for sale, adver— tise, or represent any motor vehicle poliution control device as an accredited device which, in fact, is not an accredited 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—11—2, dated November 27, 1974 is superseded and of no further force and effect. Executed at Sacramento, California, this ;56) day bf April, 1976. Q\”w&\ nc»/\ S\CB\/\Q § \OL\ . Thomas‘C. Austin * i Deputy Executive Officer—Technical

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD STAFF REPORT March 10, 1976 Evaluation of Western Controls, Inc‘s. "Breakerless Capacitive Discharge Ignition System" for exemption from the prohibitions of Motor Vehicle Code Section 27156 I. Introduction Western Controls, Inc., 805 West Madison, Phoenix, Arizona, 85007 was issued an Executive Order number D—11—2 dated November 27, 1974 which grants an exemption from the prohibitions of Motor Vehié]e Code Section 27156 for their "Breakerless Capacitive Discharge Ignition System" which is also known by other brand namés described in Executive Order D—11}—2. The exemption was for 1974 and older model year vehicles except the following: 6 1. Vehicles originally equipped with an electronic ignition ‘ system whether it is a breakerless, capacitive discharge, or transistorized type. 2. All 1966—70 model—year vehicles equipped with a Dana or Carter NOx retrofit device using an electronic speed sensor. Western Controls has now applied (Exhibit A) for a change of part numbers and the addition of another trade name "Hays". The "Hays" unit would be marketed by Hays Sales, 15116 Adams Street, Midway City, California, 92655. The units would be the same as previously exempted * except for part numbers and trade name. In addition, Western Controls has applied for the use of their device with 1966—70 model year vehicles equipped with NOx retrofit devices using electronic speed sensors (i.e.

Evaluation of Western Controls Inc‘s. "Breakerless Capacitive Discharge Ignition System" for Exemption from the Prohibitions of Motor Vehicle Code Section 27156 March 10, 1976 Carter, Dana or AQP — Electro—NOx). They propose to supply a tachometer adapter model 4001 for electrical compatability between their breakerless capacitive discharge (C—D) ignition system and the NOx retrofit device speed sensors. II. System Description The Western Controls, Inc‘s. breakerless C—D ignition system consists of a magnetic sensor, d—c converter, storage capacitor and an electronic switch. The sensor is a magnetic pickup unit mounted within the dis— tributor to sense the high points of the cam lobe. The signal pulse triggers the C—D unit and discharges the energy in the storage capacitor through the primary coil of the ignition system. III. System Evaluation The device had been evaluated for previous exemptions {Executive Orders D11, D—11—1, and D—11—2) by comparison of emfission tests and ignition advance characteristics on a vehicle. Sinbe a bénch test had not been performed previously, the unit was bench tested at the ARB ljaboratory for correlation purposes and to determine the compatibitity of the unit with the tachometer adapter and the NOx retrofit device speed sensors. The bench tests were conducted by the Air Resources Board Laboratory on an ignition systems simulator which consists of a Sun distributor tester, Techtronix Oscilloscope, Sun Ignition analyzer and associated accessories in accordance with SAE—J973a instructions. A summary of the electrical tests performed on a Chrysier and FordkS cylinder distributor are shown in Table I. onmearemmeenmen

‘Evaluation of Hestern Controls, Inc‘s. "Breakerless Capacitive Discharge lanition System" for Exemption from the Prohibitions of Moter Vehicle Code Section 27156 March 10, 1976 } A review of the centrifugal and vacuum advance data shows spark retardation at cruise as follows: Centrifugal Vacuum Combined Retard Retard Retard Chrysler 3° @ 3200 RPM 6.5° @ 20" Hg. 9.5° Ford 4° © 3200 RPM 3.5° @ 15" Hg. 7.5° This degres of retardation is expected to have adverse effect on the valva life of an engine. The deterioration of exhaust valve sealing leads to higher hydrocarbon emissions. The various other electrical characteristics compared are typical of C—0 systems. The device data shows spark energy degradation from O.E.M. as follows: % Energy % Energy Engine Reduction Reduction RPM (Chrysler) (Ford) 660 —52.2 —27 .4 3000 —45.3 ~17.9 This amount of spark energy loss is expected to have adverse effects on hydrocarbon emissions particularly on marginal vehicles or under cold ambfent temperature conditions. A laboratory test indicated that the C—D unit with the tachometer adapter was compatible with the Carter—CER Speed Sensing Unit. wmnoormenmessteane reursumene:

Evaluation of Western Controls, Inc‘s. "Breakerless Capacitive Discharge Ignition System" for Exemption from the Prohibitions of Motor Vehicle Code Section 27156 March 10, 1976 IV. Conclusions and Recommendations Based on an evaluation of the application and all available data the following conclusion and recommendations are made: 1) Permit revision of Executive Ordgr D—11—2 to show new part numbers and the additional brand name "Hays" for the atready exempt device. 2) Deny the new application usage of the device on 1966—70 model year vehicles equipped with a Dana or Carter NOx retrofit device using an electronic speed sensor since the "Breakerless Capacitive Discharge Iqgnition System" does not meet the current Air Resources Boards criteria.

Table I — ARB Data Summary of Western Controls‘ Breakerless C—D Ignition System A. Centrifugal Spark Advance in Crankshaft Degrees ; 1972 Chrysler — 8 cylinder 1967 Ford ~ 8 cylinder . Engine ' RPM Baseline Device Baseline Device 600 0 0 0 0 1400 18.5 16.0 10.5 10.0 2000 20.5 18.5 16.0 13.5 2600 22.5 20.5 19.0 15.0 3200 24.5 21.5 20.5 16.5 B. Vacuum Spark Advance in Crankshaft Degrees Vacuum in. Ha. Baseline Device Baseline Device 3 0 0 0 0 9 1.0 G 11.0 9.0 12 10.0 6.0 16.5 14.0 15 21.0 15.0 21.5 18.0 20 21.5 15.0 24 .0 22.5 C. Spark Duration in Microseconds Engine RPM Baseling Device Baseline PDevice 600 1800 — 420 1450 400 } 3000 1360 400 1000 400 ‘ D. Secondary Voitage Rise Time in Microseconds Engine . RPM Bassline Device ~— Baseline Device 600 40 28 40 30 3000 40 28 40 30 E.. Spark Energy in Millijoules Engine RPM BaseTing Device Baselins Device 600 27 .2 13.0 19.0 . 13.8 3000 25.6 14.0 16.8 13.8 F. Available Voltage in Kilovolts _{with load) Engine RPM Baseline Device Baseline Device 600 25.0 23.5 23.5 22.5 3000 19.0 22.0 21.0 21.5 G. Avaflable Voltage in Kilovolts {simulating fouled spark plug) Engine RPM Baseline Device Baseline Device ) 600 20.0 19.0 18.5 186.0 ' 3000 13.0 18.5 16.0 17.0

TATNTDOTT O e pecember 15, 1975 Mr. K. D. Drachand, Chief State of Calif. Resources Agency Air Resources Board Laboratory 9528 Telstar Avenue El Monte, Calif. 91731 RE: Your letter of Nov. 17, 1975 Dear Mr. Drachand: Part 1 of your letter, CD Ignition Systems. 1. Please find enclosed packet #1 of schematic diagrams showing BE—12 circuits and new 100l circuit. BE—12 circuit consisted of EC—12 converter unit and ET—12 trigger unit. Both units contained electronic components. PC—12HP components are circled and are added to make PCI2ZHP from PC—12S. New converter models 1001 and 1002 contain virtually the same circuitry. System 1051 consists of converter model 1001 and trigger module 2001. All electronics are contained in 1001 module. This system is for engines up to 5000 RPM (8 cyl.}. System 1052 consists of trigger module 2001 and converter model 1002. This system is for engines up to 10,000 RPM (Scy1l.) 2. Mfg. Label Model Nos, Westarn Controls Inc. 1051 CD System 805 W. Madison St. 1052 HP CD System Phx. Ariz. 85007 1058 TR System "MAX" Label 1001 CD System Western Controls Inc. 1002 HP CD System 805 W. Madison St. 1008 TR System Phx. Ariz. §5007 Filkotronic Ignition Label F1—125 CD System Filko Div. of F & B Mig. F1—126 HP CD System 5480 N. Northwest Highway F1—150 TR System Chicago, I11. 60630 Hays Label CD—2041 CD System Hays Sales HP—CD2042 HP CD System 15116 Adams Street TR—2048 TR System Midway City, CAlif. 92655 WECSTEM CONLOIS,. MNC. sos west mapison, proenix, anizona 85007 (602) 258—2821

CARIBIT A wonmeimvc l Page 2 Mr. Drachand Thermo King Label 80—5001 CD System Thermotronic Iqgnition 80—5002 HP CD System 314 w. 90th St. Minneapolis, Minn, 55420 3. ‘The Tachometer Adapter Model 4001 The Tachometer Adapter will not be supplied with the ignition kits. It will be sold separtely by the dealers,. Packet #2 enclosed contains the schematic diagram and the installation instructions. An additional note will be included with the ignition kit to advise the customer of need for the adapter. on 1966 through 1970 vehicles using NO, devices. Its use is required only on the capacitor discharge system. A sample unit is also enclosed. Part 2 of your letter. Western Controls Models 1058, "MAX"—1008, Filkotronic F1—150 and Hays Model TR2048. 1. Model 1058 is the same product as MAX 1008. Filkotronic Fi—150 and Hays 2048. Packet #3 contains an iqnition system specification form for this device and the . schematic diagram. 2. Purpose of the device is to retrofit breakezpoin{ ignition systems in all engines for which adapter kits are available. 3. Detailed instruction sheet are included in the sample systems supplied. 4. 1200 rpm 10.5° 1300 rpM 10.5° 5. Spark gap was set for l2KV. (Per SAE J973a) 6. Test data on 1969 4 cylinder Volkswagen distributor was run to show the effect on the distributor timing when the trigger module is installed in place of the breakerpoints and operated with either the CD Model 1051 or the TR Model 1058. The engine timing is the same for both systems types. Requested test data is enclosed with packet #3. 7 BRacket #3 contains an adapter kit quide for vehicles which can be fitted with the CD or TR Ignition Systems. We request exemption for all vehicles listed in the quide. The ignition systems are sold separately from the adapter kits to minimize dealer inventory. WESTGM CONICOIS. iNC. sos west mapison, PHoENIX, anizOna ss007 (602) ass—2821

— o ~ EXHIBIT A page 3 Mr. Drachand 8. Two model 1058 systems are enclosed as are 1 each adapter kit f or 8 cylinder Chrysler and 8 cylinder Ford. It will not be necessary to return the parts. .9. The TR ignition is compatible with 1966 through. 1970 vehicle s equipped with NO, devises employing speed sensors. _ Part 3 of your letter. Models 1061, 1062,1063 and 1064. We would like to submit this information at a later date since the test information you require is not yet available. If you require further information, please advise me. m . Sincerely, G e // LGallea /kzztaa Charles L. Shano * CLS/tm cc: Tom Stafford— Hays Corp. Jerry Adreon— Filko Mfg. Al Angelini— Filko Mifg. Eric P CGrant WEStTEM CONITCOIS, iMC. sos weet maoison, prioenix, arizona ssoor (602) 288—2821

EARLBLT A October 9, 1975 Mr. G.C. Hass C hief Division of Vehicle Emissions Control Air Resources Board 9528 Telstar Avenue El Monte, Calif. 91713 Dear Mr. Hass: Please note that some part number changes have taken place for 1975/76 Western Controls Inc. products. The part number changes were made due to different packaging in order to: (1) Make Western Controls products more attractive (2) Make Thermo King products more attractive (3) Make Filko products outwardly appear to be distinctively different from (1) and (2) above. The new packaging in no way changes or alters electromic circuitry or characteristics. ‘I‘he following chart relates the number changes: Western Controls changed to Western Controls Model No. BEL2S Model No. 1051 Western Controls changed to Western Controls Model No. BEL2HP Model No. 1052 Thermo King Corp. Changed to Thermo King Corp. "Thermotronic Model 80—~4001" "Thermotronic Model 80—5001" Thermo King Corp. changed to Thermo King Corp. "Thermotronic Model 80—4002" "Thermotronic Model 80—5002" Filko Ignition Div. changed to Filko Ignition Div. F & B Mig. Inc. F & B Mfg. Inc. "Filkotronic Mdel F—100" "Filkotronic Model F—125" Filko Ignition Div. changed to Filko Ignition Div. F & B Mig. Inc. F & B Mfg. Inc. "Filkotronic Model F—101" "Filkotronic Model F—126" The abovée models are exempted under State of California Air Resources Board Executive Order D—l1—2 dated 11—27—74. Also, please note that Western Controls Models 1051 and 1052 will soon be marketed under "MAX—CD" and "MAX—H.P. CD" labels by several national chains. Very truly yours, / 1 . Faed G okwfib« Fred Schneider . WCSTECM CONIFOIS, HIC. sos weet mapison, prosnix, arizonia ssoor (602) 2se—2821 PS/ts

povisa uk a 6 October 24, 1975 Mr. C. C. Hass Division of Vehicle Emissions Control Air Resources Board 9528 Telstar Avenue E1 Monte, Calif. 91713 Dear Mr. Hass: Pursuant to our Mr. Fred Schneider‘s letter of October 9, 1975, requesting revision of executive order D—11—2. This letter will advise you of further additions and recuested revisions. Please add: (1) Hays Ignition Series 2000. Breakerless CD Ignition which will include repackaged modeils 1051 and 1052. These will be marketed under Hays Sales Co. 15116 Adams Street, Midway City, Calif. 92655. (2) MAX CD Model 500 same as 1051 ; Model 1000 same as 1052 . These will be marketed by Western Controls (3) We respectfully request revision of executive order D—ll—2 dated 11—27—74 to remove restriction of items. (1) Our system types 1061, 1062 for Chrysler engines and 1063, 1064 for Ford Engines will replace the OEM Transistor units with Western Controls CD converter. The system uses the original equipment distributor breskerless system to drive the CD converter. Installation of the CD unit always is equal to, or improves the OEM ignition. (2) Western Controls Tachometer adapter available for operation of tachometer circuits will drive the NO, retrofit devices in question. The tachometer adapter is model 4001. Tts use can be required on 1966 through 1970 vehicle using NO, devices requiring an electronic speed sensor. a Séz/e‘rely, /\ \ ¢ ,\-/{7\/(/{0 : Meres Charles L. Shano 4 ‘zs/fim WEStEm CONTWOIS. IMC. sos weet mapison, phoeNix, anizona ssoor (602) 2s8—2821


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