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2001 explorer sport wont idle when cold

Melt

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Frazier Park California
Year, Model & Trim Level
2001 Sport xlt
Hey Gang. great forum. Well just to start did the search routine for this problem and wanted to know if you have seen this for this model year. Temps here have begun to fall this morning around 25 degrees F. On first startup my explorer runs very rough. Seems as though it is searching for proper idle. It will stall if no throttle is given . After 1 min at 2000rpm it will idle fine. Also if I am in warmer area it will start fine. So it is COLD temp problem for sure.....Any suggestions would be appreciated.... Thanks for your time. Melt.

2001 Sport Explorer Sport. 4x4 64,000 miles
 






Disconnnect the battery for about 10 minutes,then reconnect the battery and start it up. Let it run until it heats up to running temp, if not already. Run A/C for 1 minute. Drive about 20 miles to let the system learn new fuel settings.

Let me know how it worked out.
 






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