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Show The Utah Enterprise Review , March 9 , 1977 Page 8b The Economics of Physics Could Cripple the Auto Industry Continued from page 2b in any Midwest city, buy a fleet of cars, register them in that state and technically be able to sell them as used cars without being required to certify the car for high altitude usage, he explained. One solution the dealers speculated about was to require a type of barometrically adjustable carburetor, fuel injector andor timing device which would automatically adjust the air fuel ratio as altitude varied. EPA inspector Preston said the degree of reaction by dealers and manufacturers was not expected and is one reason why EPA officials and dealers are conferring. We want to listen to the problems and then make a determination on whether large engine sales are down because of the certification program, or because people are not buying big engines, he stated. The auto dealers want the EPA to consider the problem as one of air and fuel combustion rather than regulation. EPA officials say they will review the facts and make a decision by April. High altitude auto dealers hope to see compromise resolution, rather than more regulations. Loan Volume All Salt Lake Banks (S Million) Week Ending Feb. 16, 1977 -- Source: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. |