I do remember in the "old days" before emission controls on cars that even following some cars on the road would give you a case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Others could probably fuel another car with the unburned fuel practically dripping out of the tailpipe. In the beginning, the emission controls were expensive, largely ineffective, and difficult to service. There were those nasty (read RUSTY) little tubes going into the exhaust manifolds, noisy air pumps to feed them, EGR valves that did little more than make the engine hesitate and stumble. BUT, then came the catalytic converter. You surely did not want to follow one of those for long! Talk about STINK!!! Now, we have some technology that really improves things. The 3-way catalyst is a big improvement. Not much but fresh air coming out of tailpipes so equipped. Then there is fuel injection, precise mixture control, and electronically controlled timing. Add that to multiple valves per cylinder, roller tappets, overhead cams, and a host of other formerly too exotic features, and you have a tiny engine powering a full sized car and getting decent mileage doing it! That is about where they should have stopped with the electronics. Back to the key fobs and self driving cars, just not good ideas. Period.
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Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
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