Why won't car idle?

2002 LEXUS ES
145,000 MILES
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BBETTS8186
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I just took my car out of storage where it had been for 6 weeks or so. The battery was dead so we jumped it to get it started. It died twice before I could get it home (2 miles). I charged the battery all night, and had it checked today, it is fine, but the car will not idle, and it kills when you are at a stoplight. Have to give it gas to keep it running. It ran fine before putting it in storage. What could be the problem??
Jan 16, 2012 at 6:15 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Clean out the idle air control valve and EGR valve to include the MAF sensor-battery being dead is like a disconnected battery-who knows it might have to go thru an idle relearning
Jan 16, 2012 at 6:42 PM