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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 15, 2003.
As of Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1997-2003 model-year 4.2, 4.6, 5.4 and 6.8 liter Ford Econoline vansThe stock 34 or 35 gallon mid-ship fuel tank can be replaced with Transfer Flow, Inc.'s 26-30 gallon aft of axle fuel tank.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-34
  • Executive Order 288-34 / D288-34
  • ARB # D-288-34
  • Executive Order No: D-288-34
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-34
  • Resolution D-288-34
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Download: Executive Order D-288-34 PDF

D-288-34 Document:


CARB_D-288-34

                                      State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—34

                                 Relating to Exemptions under
                               Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                      Transfer Flow, Inc.
                               Replacement Fuel Storage System

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board (ARB) by Section 27156 of the
Vehicle Code; and

Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Sections 39515 and 39516 of the
Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That installation of the Replacement Fuel Storage System,
manufactured by Transfer Flow, Inc. (TFl) of 1444 Fortress Street, Chico, California 95973, has
been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control system,
and therefore, the Replacement Fuel Storage System is exempt from the prohibitions in Section
27156 of the Cahfornla Veh|cle Code for installation on the following Ford Motor Company
vehicles:             .

Model—Year Vehicle Model         En'gine' Size     Stock Tank               TE Tank

1997—2003      Econoline vans    4.2/4.6/5.4/6.8   34—35 gallons mid—ship 26—30 gallons aft—axle

This exemption is based on an evaluation of the Replacement Fuel Storage System for
impact on the vehicles‘ evaporative emissions and their On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD I1)
Systems. Based on test results and engineering evaluation, it was concluded that TFI‘s
Replacement Fuel Storage System would not adversely affect the vehicles‘ evaporative
emissions or reduce the effectiveness of their OBD II Systems.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for the Replacement Fuel
Storage System do not recommend tuning the vehicles to specifications different from those
of the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Replacement Fuel Storage
System, as exempt by the ARB, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s
pollution control system, shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the Replacement Fuel Storage Sysfem using identification other than that
shown in this Executive Order or for an application other than that listed in this Executive
Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB.

Exemption of the Replacement Fuel Storage System shall not be construed as an
exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any components of theReplacement Fuel
Storage System as individual devices.


                                                «2.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any Replacement Fuel Storage System advertised,
offered for sale, sold with, or installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer
to an ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
Replacement Fuel Storage System may have on any warranty either expressed or implied
by the vehicle manufacturer.

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.

In addition to the foregoing, the ARB reserves the rightin the future to review this
Executive Order and the exemption provided herein to assure that the exempted add—on
or modified part continues to mest the standards and procedures of California Code of
Regulations, Title 13, Section 2222, et seq.

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 TRANSFERFLOW,
INC.‘S REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this Executive
Order. The Executive Order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of intention
to revoke the Executive Order, in which period the holder of the Executive Order may
request in writing a hearing to contest the proposed revocation. If a hearing is requested, it
shall be held within ten days of receipt of the request, and the Executive Order may not be
revoked until a determination is made after a hearing that grounds for revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this     _/5 74     day of January 2003.




                                         Alle;%yons, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




  TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM — D—288—34



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:45:03
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:45:03

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