engine stumbling on acceleration after changing battery

[cputzman76]

I changed the battery in my 2000 ex sport now when I start it and go to take off it stalls when I give it gas I did everything the manual says about reseting the comp. HELP!

 

[Cali' Explorer]

Couple of quick questions.

First, do you or did you have any check engine lights before the battery swap? Second, how many miles are on the X?

My first thought is that something in the emissions system is going out, but because you drove so long before without a computer reset, the computer learned its way around the problem, and by resetting the computer it now has to start all over.

The other big thing to check is the IAC. This is a common problem on Explorers, the IAC starts sticking after high mileage. Its easy to clean and commonly solves idle/stall problems. Just do a search for "clean IAC" or "cleaning IAC" and you should get tons of hits.

Good luck, and keep us up to date.

 

[cputzman76]

problem fixed

I checked the fuse panel under the hood and found a blown cam sensor fuse now it runs fine. note to self check fuses first

 

[DeRocha]

Glad to hear you're problem is solved.. I am wondering how the heck to you blow the cam sensor fuse??? Did you do anything funky when removing the old or installing the new battery?

 

[Cali' Explorer]

cputzman, just out of curiosity, did your computer ever throw the "Check Engine Light". Might be helpeful for people in similar situation when diagnosing. Thanks.

 

[cputzman76]

no the check engine light never came on