My 97 ford explorer dies when stoped or idle sometimes it seems to help to put it in nuturel the rpms die down and it bogs out the other day it would not start from a website i found it could of been the iac someone had very similar problem with it it would start but only if i would hold down gas pedal so i cleaned the iac with carb cleaner put it back on it started without pushing gas but dies still when stoped or idle i know very lil about mechanics and every bit of help would help thanks

Dennis Mulford

• 1055 Answers
• Posted on Apr 19, 2009

SOURCE: my 1988 ford f150 wont start

fuel pressure regulator!!
and when is the last time you had a complete tune up?

SOURCE: lose of power

check for vacuum leaks /fuel pressure/is the trans slipping or maybe clogged cat and enigine timing crank and cam

SOURCE: car won't start or idle

check fuel filter to see if it is clogged, sounds like it is starving for fuel. also check fuel pump pressure if need be.

Colin Stickland

• 22516 Answers
• Posted on Mar 15, 2010

SOURCE: 92 Ford F150 4.9L. starts good, idles rough, dies at slow speeds

4.9 litre ?? you having a laugh its a 10ton truck engine not a pick up -global warming machine,remove the pump/sender unit and check the gauze filter also look inside tank for a something floating around ,i think the idles is not a related problem to the vehicle losing power but their is a possibility you could have a problem with the little vac operated thing on the fuel injector line that allows the fuel through only when the engine is running