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Resetting system

Tiny
JUANITA BEDOLLA
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  • 1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
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  • 180,000 MILES
Can my trucks system needs to be reset and can that also be the reason it stalls?
Monday, July 4th, 2016 AT 2:12 PM

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Tiny
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Read this and let me know if it is close to the same symptoms.

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/2003-ford-explorer-engine-idle

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Monday, July 4th, 2016 AT 3:44 PM
Tiny
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It will not be the reason it shuts off. Resetting the system will cause the computer to lose all its retained memory. It will have to learn the idle strategy and fuel mixture over again.
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Monday, July 4th, 2016 AT 4:43 PM

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