Resetting system

1997 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
180,000 MILES • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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JUANITA BEDOLLA
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Can my trucks system needs to be reset and can that also be the reason it stalls?
Jul 4, 2016 at 7:12 AM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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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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Jul 4, 2016 at 8:44 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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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.
Jul 4, 2016 at 9:43 AM
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