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# OAR Box 1830 Prepped by Ollie Stewart



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# 155)IV-C-12 2 Docket Number: 

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* A \ UNITE D STATES ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y \ mOCr AN N ARBOR . MICHIGA N 4810 S
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W.M . Kreuche r Environmenta l an

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y- . Th e America n Road Dearborn , M I 4812 0 Dea r Mr . Kreucher : Enclose d i s th

e informatio n yo u requeste dregardin

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t wer e no t include d in th e "Tes t Dat a Result s fo r Onboar dContro l System " tabl e whic hwa s mad e availabl e a t th e MVM A meetin

g o n Apri l 20 . I n respons e t o your reques t for additiona l data o ntestin

g whic hha s bee n don e sinc e the Apri l 1 3 briefing , w e ar e stil l i n th e proces s o f completing thes e test s an ddocumenting results . A s soo n a s thi s tes t plan i s complete , th e result s an d dat a wil l be mad e availabl e t o you . I have als o include d a revise d versio n o f the tabl e whic h wa s distribute d t o MVMA . I f yo u hav e an

yfurthe r questions , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t me . 

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# oP. 4 Condition s Causin g Voide d Test s Th e followin g condition s resulte d i n voide d tests . Th e actua l dat a an

d result s o n thes e test s wer e no t generall y compiled , a s visua l observatio n o f th e FI D respons e wa s use d t o determin e whethe r o r no t adequat e contro l wa s achieved . Man y o f th e test s wer e no t complete d a s onc e th e lac k o f o r inadequac yo f contro l wa s observed , th e tes t wa s terminated . Inadequat e Liqui d Sea l Dat e Commen t 3-3 1 3 GP M Fill/rat e 3-3 1 "" " 5 " 3-3 0 3 " 3-3 0 4 " Thes e tes t wer e run wit hth e stoc k fillneck . Upo n addin g a 1.050 " I D restrictio n t o th e tube , contro l wa s achieved .

Multipl e initia l nozzl e kick-of f Dat e Commen t 4- 5 1 0 GP M 3-2 4 1 0 GP M A t highfillrate s wit ha sensitiv e nozzl e lik e th e OP W ll-A , nozzl e positionin g i s importan t i n orde r t o achiev e goo d fil l quality . I n thes e test s th e nozzl e '"was incorrectl y inserte d i n th e 'fillnec : causing multipl e kick-off s upo n star t o f fue l flow . I t shoul d b e note d tha t th e stoc k (unmodified ) tank als o performe d thi s wayupo n star t o f flo wa t hig hfil l rates . Onc e th e nozzl e wa s inserte d properly , thi s proble mwa s eliminated . Lea k i n Tank

Dat e Commen t 4- 7 Hig hemission s wer e a resul t o f a leak i n th e wel d are a wher e th e valv e i s located . A leak

- chec k wa s done , th e lea k wa s sealed , an d al l subsequen t test s passed . 61 4 5 WTes t Dat a Result s fo r Onboar dContro l Syste m
Dat e o f Tes t 3/1 7 3/2 4 3/3 1 3/3 1 4/ 1 4/ 1 4/ 5 4/ 7 4/ 7 4/ 8 4/ 8 4/ 8 4/1 1 Fil l

Rat e (GPM ) 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 5 5 5
5 1 0 1 0 5 4 3 Fue l

1 RV P 8.9 3 9.0 6 (a)(b ) (a)(b ) (a)(b )

8.-J U 8.9 4 (a)(c ) (a)(c ) (a)(c ) (a)(c ) 9.1 6 8.9 5 Emission s

(q/Gal ) .0 1 .0 2 .0 3 .0 5 .0 6

. U O .0 4 .0 5 .0 8 .0 4 .0 4 .0 1 .0 2 Averag e

Tank Backpressur e (i nHg ) .3 8 .3 8 N/ A .3 0 .1 2 .1 3 .1 2 .0 6 .2 0 .3 0 .0 9 .0 5 .0 3 Prematur e

Kick-Off s N/ A None N/ A 2(d ) Non e
Non e
None 3(d ) 3(d ) Non e None Non e None v Shut-Of f

Mechanism N/ A Manua l N/ A (e )

Automati c Automati c Automati c Automati c
Manua l Manua l Manua l Manua l Manua l Manua l (e )

(e ) (e ) (e ) (e ) (e ) Gallon s Dispensed (f ) 12. 8 13. 2 12. 8 13. 5 13. 6 12. 8 12. 8 12. 8 12. 7 13. 0 12. 8 12. 8 12. 9 Additiona l Dat a

Filltube restrictedwit hclam p 3/8 " Vapo r Lin e Filltube restrictedwit hclam p 3/8 " Vapo r Lin e Filltub e restrictedwit hclam p 3/8 " Vapo r Lin e Filltube restricte dwit hclam p 1.025 " restrictioni nfilltub e 1.025 " restrictioni nfilltub e 1.050 " restrictioni nfilltub e 1.050 " restrictioni nfilltub e 1.050 " restrictioni nfilltub e 1.050 " restrictioni nfilltub e (a ) Fue l RV

P no t checke d a t end o f test . (b ) Fue l RV

P i s n o les s tha n 8.8 8 a s this , wa s th e measure dvalve o n4- 1 a t th e en do f the da

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e fue l car t ha d no t bee n fille d o r draine d durin g thi s period . (c ) Fue l RV P i s n o les s tha n 9.16 . Thi s wa s value on4- 8 a t the en do f th

e da y an dcar t wa s no t fille do r draine d during thi s period . (d ) Kick-of f occurre d a t th e star t o f the refuelin g event . (e ) Nozzl e shu t of f automaticall yupo ntoppin g off . * (f ) Thi s doe s no t includ e th e 1. 5 gallo ninitia l (10% ) fill . N/ ADat a no t taken . Al l tes t wer e perfoniio d using a 1/ 2 inchvapo r lin e unles s noted . Ther e wa s no fue l spitbac ko nan y o f the abov e