B] - Wednesday, Augest 12, 1981 - North Shore News

Ea auto

Don’t mess with emission controls

Car owners who aiter the
Car's eMission-control
system in the hope of getting

warned that it can add to |
their expenses. It’s also 1
illegal.

Tampering can reduce the

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balance of the elements.

In addition, at trade-in
time a dealer might deduct
the cost of restomng the
emission devices in order for
him to sell the car within
regulations.

Tampering also could void
warranty coverage of the
engine and its components.

And tampering will add to
air pollution.

Motonsts are warned not
to substitute leaded fuel in
cars which require non-
leaded gasoline because it
can clog and ruin the ex-
pensive catalytic converter
Enlarging the gas filler neck
to allow use of leaded
gasolne 1s considered
tampering, as 1s use of a non-
certified carburetor.

Emission control is part of
the total design and function
of the engine. including the
carburetor, distmbutor, fuel
pump, manifold and others.
If one of these is altered. it
likely will affect the others,
usually adversely.

The EPA considers
tampering as removing,
diconnecting, damaging or
in any way rendering
ineffecuve any emussion-
control device or element of
design installed on a vehicle.
These include the engine
uems mentioned, plus the
catalytic) converter, air
pump, vacuum lines) and
others.

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