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Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 11, 2003.
As of Monday, December 9th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2001-2002 model-year General Motors 4.3/4.8/5.3/6.0/8.1 liter C/K 2500/3500 short box trucksThe exemption allows replacement of the 26-gallon stock tank with Transfer Flow's 45-gallon tank. The tank must be installed with an add-on canister and low permeation fuel and vapor hoses.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-288-36
  • Executive Order 288-36 / D288-36
  • ARB # D-288-36
  • Executive Order No: D-288-36
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-288-36
  • Resolution D-288-36
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Download: Executive Order D-288-36 PDF

D-288-36 Document:


CARB_D-288-36

                                     State of California
                                 AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—288—36

                              Relating to Exemptions under
                           Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code

                                   Transfer Flow, Inc.
                             Replacement Fuel Storage Systems

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

Pursuant to the authority vestea 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
Systems, manufactured by Transfer Flow, Inc. (TFi) 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 Systems are exempt
from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code for installation on the
following General Motors Corporation vehicles:

Model—Year       Vehicle Model         Engine Size                Stock Tank    TFI Tank

2001—2002        C/K 2500/3500        4.3/4.8/5.3/6.0/8.1 liter   26 gallions   45 gallons
                 short box trucks
2001—2002        C/K 2500/3500        4.3/4.8/5.3/6.0/8.1 liter   34 gallons    56 gallons
                 long box trucks

The Replacement Fuel Storage Systems include a higher capacity fuel tank, an add—on
emission canister, and low permeation fuel and vapor hoses.

This exemption is based on On—Board Diagnostic I! (OBD I1) System test data and on an
engineering evaluation of the emissions impact. It was concluded that the Replacement
Fuel Storage Systems would not adversely affect the vehicles‘ evaporative emissions or
their OBD i1 Systems.

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

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


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Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Réplacement Fuel Storage
Systems, 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 Systems using an identification other than
that shown in this Executive Order or for an application other than those listed in this
Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB.

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

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
Replacement Fuel Storage Systems 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.

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF TRANSFER FLOW,
INC.‘S REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS.

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 the hearing that grounds
for revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this H'c/é‘      day of March 2003.




                                      Allen Lyons, Chief
                                      Mobile Source Operations Division




TRANSFER FLOW, INC. — REPLACEMENT FUEL STORAGE SYTSEMS — D—288—36

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Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:43:51
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:43:51

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