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Yeah, I took some pictures of my Reatta there. It's a popular place in the center of town for taking photos of cars. The mural is there to remind people that Kingston was once called the "peach capital". Over a million peach trees were planted in this area. It was a huge industry that died almost overnight when a blight hit the peach trees and killed them. My house sits on land that once a peach orchard. I always wonder who the old man in the mural is supposed to be and why he is looking so intently at the back of the young lady picking peaches. 🙂

Shouldn't that be "MYSTANG"?😁

Since this is a recent purchase, it would be a good idea to replace the O2 sensor just as a maintenance item. The comment about the o-rings above would seem to indicate perhaps some service work was performed incorrectly as well.

I think if the injector rail is bolted down correctly, the injectors should be pushed into the manifold far enough to where you dont see the O-rings. Maybe a pic if what you see will help.

I don't see how changing the timing chain could cause that code. Since it is sporadic the culprit might be a problem with the EGR valve. The EGR has three ports and one of them could be sticking in the open position randomly causing a lean mixture. I would check the EGR first before doing all the other work you described. BTW, you can open and close the 3 EGR solenoids using the onboard diagnostics while the engine is running to see how they respond. If you cycle them repeatedly maybe you can catch one of them sticking open when it should be closed.

I finally got a front license plate I like. It's a replica of a blue Tennessee license plate like is on the rear of the car. I think the blue goes well with the bright white paint. I still want some different wheels but not in a hurry to get them.

The hood might just be stuck. Hold the hood release lever out and get someone to push up and down on the front of the hood and see if it pops up. I had this very same thing happen on an old Mercedes I bought and it took me quite a while to figure out why the hood wouldn't open.