How do you interpret this?
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I take it as the engine installed must be the same year or newer than the original (cant have less emission controls than the original) and must have all emissions controls in place for the year of the engine.
Install a 1995 engine in a 1923 T bucket and you must have all 1995 emissions in place.
I also take it as install an engine made in 1965 or older.
From what I remember 1966 CA engines got the AIR pump, other states 1968 on. 1973 started EGR, 1975 cat converters. Vapor recovery for gas tank at least 1970, possibly earlier.
Install a 1995 engine in a 1923 T bucket and you must have all 1995 emissions in place.
I also take it as install an engine made in 1965 or older.
From what I remember 1966 CA engines got the AIR pump, other states 1968 on. 1973 started EGR, 1975 cat converters. Vapor recovery for gas tank at least 1970, possibly earlier.
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I take it as - the replacement motor has to meet the same or better emission standards as the original motor.
...shall receive a motor designed to meet the emission standards at least as stringent as those achieved by the original motor..."
...shall receive a motor designed to meet the emission standards at least as stringent as those achieved by the original motor..."
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That's what I was hoping to read. I quess I'm ok with my 1949 truck and 1969 motor, no fancy stuff back then.
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That is true but in Cali the ARB is in charge and is not elected not controlled by the people and can change what the dmv says or does
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The California Air Resources Board, also known as CARB or ARB, is the "clean air agency" in the government of California. Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board, CARB is a department within the cabinet-level California Environmental Protection Agency. California is the only state that is permitted to have such a regulatory agency, since it is the only state that had one before the passage of the federal Clean Air Act. Other states are permitted to follow CARB standards, or use the federal ones, but not set their own.
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