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Dies when stoped

Tiny
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Hi the battery went dead at work before thanksgiving went jumed it brought home unhooked battery cabled to clean post and now when I stop at a stop sign or light the car dies but starts right back up when in neutral what could cause this?
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 AT 4:13 PM

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Tiny
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Its probably the computer relearning its idle speed
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 AT 4:37 PM
Tiny
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Ok been doing it for a week though I just bought a idle throtle comtrol valve just in case auto zone said that could be it but ill wait and see if it fixes its self before I get the part.
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 AT 4:45 PM

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