# Explorer not idleing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/explorer-not-idleing/70452>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** explorer, ford\
**Created:** [January 14, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explorer-not-idleing/70452 "2012-01-14T20:42:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![timbob1313](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@timbob1313](https://community.cartalk.com/u/timbob1313)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explorer-not-idleing/70452/1 "2012-01-14T20:42:07Z")

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'99 Explorer starts then will not idle unless it is put into gear. It only happens once in a while

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explorer-not-idleing/70452/2 "2012-01-14T21:12:52Z")

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Thanks for the report.

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**Author:** ![SYNC\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@SYNC\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SYNC_guy)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explorer-not-idleing/70452/3 "2012-01-16T23:08:06Z")

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Which engine? 4.0L or 5.0L.

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**Author:** ![jaredbarber02\_141985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@jaredbarber02\_141985](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jaredbarber02_141985)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explorer-not-idleing/70452/4 "2018-09-13T14:13:23Z")

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check the icv

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/explorer-not-idleing/70452/5 "2018-09-13T14:37:21Z")

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Timbob posted once in 2012 and never returned so apparently he solved his problem.