Excess oxygen in the exhaust stream sets a P0171 (bank 1 lean) or a P0174 (bank 2 lean) code. Although bank 1 and bank 2 generally refer to V-block cylinder configurations with an oxygen sensor on each bank, some in-line engines split their exhaust manifolds to create a B1 and B2, each equipped with its own oxygen sensor.
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See how Babcox Media’s Joe Keene prepares the Lincoln Blackwood for the road.
To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been. For Babcox Media’s Joe Keene, an ASE-certified technician charged with fixing up a rare Lincoln Blackwood, it means heading back to Transtar Autobody Technologies in Detroit to put the finishing touches on the Blackwood. Then, he’ll put Babcox Media HQ in the rearview mirror as he heads out on the Lincoln Highway on his way to AAPEX. One of his first stops is the Studebaker Museum in South Bend, Ind., where he hopes to bridge the connection between the automotive industry’s past and its future.
To get it safe before getting on the road, the team continues the Blackwood’s required service procedures.
When the team started looking at the Blackwood’s transmission, they knew they needed help to prevent a lonely breakdown.
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Episode 3 of Season 2 of The Road To AAPEX sets Joe Keene off on a search for parts to help restore the Blackwood.
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