1) What other switches are being lazy? Identifying this could help isolate the problem by using the cross matrix diagram.
2) What resistor fell off and on what lamp board? Pic would help. Not sure if you are describing a warming resistor. If it's warming resistor and you replaced your 89s (FLASHERS) with LEDS then no, you dont have to put it back. In fact, you are suppose to remove them all if you run LED'S in your flashers or else they will not function properly.
3) What do you mean it resets itself? Do you mean its "tilting"?
#1 & #3 sounds like you have a bad diode on a switch somewhere under the playfield allowing current to run back onto the "tilt" circuit.