Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on February 5, 1992.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
43100 A1955-1980 GM vehicles equipped with Chevrolet 8 cylinder engines

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-221-8
  • Executive Order 221-8 / D221-8
  • ARB # D-221-8
  • Executive Order No: D-221-8
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-221-8
  • Resolution D-221-8
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-221-8 PDF

D-221-8 Document:


CARB_D-221-8

                                                           (Paze 1 of 3)

                                 State of Californta
                                 AIR RESOURCES BOARD


                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—221—8
                      Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                  of the Vehicle Code


                         AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLS CORPORATION
                     ACCEL 43 SERIES BREAKERLESS DISTRIBUTC:
              PART NUMBERS 43100A, 43101A, 43102A, 43103A, 43107A,
            43200A, 43201A, 43202A, 43204A, 43300A, 43301A and 43302A


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 39515 and Section
39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—45—5;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED:     That the installation of the AZCEL 43 Series
Breakerless Distributor {mechanical advance only), manufactured by Automotive
Controls Corporation, 175 North Branford Rd., Branford, CT £§405, has been found
not .to reduce the effectiveness of required motor vehicle p:llution control
devices and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the
Vehicle Code for the following vehicle applications:

            PartNo.                                 Yehicles

             43100A                        © 1955—1980 General Motors vehictes
                                             equipped with Che:rolet 8 cylinder
                                             engines.

             43101A                          1966—1979 AMC vehicles equipped with
                                             290, 304, 360 and 401 CID engines.

             43102A                          1960—1980 General Motors vehicles
                                             equipped with Pontiac 326, 350, 389,
                                             400, 421 and 455 CID engines.

             43103A                          1965—1980 General Motors vehicles
                                             equipped with Olésnobile 330, 350, 400,
                                             403, 425 and 455 TID engines.

             43107A                          1965—1980 General Motors vehicles
                                             equipped with "tall deck" 366, 427 and
                                             454 CID engines.

             43200A                          1958—1970 Ford Motor Company vehicles
                                             equipped with 352, 390, 406, 427 and
                                             428 CID engines.


AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLS CORPORATION                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—221—8
                                          *                    (Page 2 of 3)


             43201A                  .    1962—1981 Ford Motor Company vehicles
                                          equipped with 221, 260, 289 and 302 CID
                                          engines (except those with electronic
                                          engine control).

             43202A                       1968—1981 Ford Mctor Company vehicles
                                          equipped with 351C, 400, 429 and 460
                                          CID engines (except those with
                                          electronic engine control).

             43204A                       1969—1981 Ford Motor Company vehicles
                                          equipped with the 351W CID engine
                                          {except those with electronic engine
                                          control).

             43300A                           1959—1978 Chrysler Corporation vehicles
                                          equipped with 413, 426 and 440 CID
                                          engines (except those with electronic
                                          spark timing).

             43301A                           1965—1987 Chrysler Corporation vehicles
                                              equipped with 273, 318, 340 and 360 CID
                                              engines {except those with electronic
                                              spark timing).

             43302A                           1958—1978 Chrysier Corporation vehicles
                                          equipped with 361, 383 and 400 CID             |
                                          engines ({except those with electronic         _
                                              spark timing).                             |

This exemption shall not apply to any device, apparatus, or mechanism advertised,i
offered for sale or sold with, or installed on, a motor vehicle prior to or
concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for this
device will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from
those submitted by the system manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the device, as exempted by
the Air Resources Board, that adversely affect the performance of a vehicle‘s
pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of this system using an identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of this system for an application other than those
listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is
obtained from the Air Resources Board. Exemption of a kit shall not be construed
as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of a kit as an
individual device.

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.


AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLS CORPORATION                       EXECUTIYVE ORDER D—221—8
                                                      {page 3 of 3)



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 43 SERIES BREAKERLESS
ODISTRIBUTOR (MECHANICAL ADVANCE ONLY), PART NUMBERS 43100A, 43101A, 43102A,
43103A, 43107A, 43200A, 43201A, 43202A, 43204A, 43300A, 43301A AND 43302A.

No claims 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 violations of this subdivision is a
             misdemeanor . "                                  |
Any apparent violation of the conditions of this Executive Oréer wilt be
s:bTitted to the Attorney General of California for such action as he deems
advisable.                                                      |
Executed at E1 Monte, California, this ;:sz?:day of February, 1992.




                                     Assistant Division Chief
                                     Mobile Source Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:41:50
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:41:50

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