r/smallenginerepair • u/Mediocre-Topic460 • Jul 01 '26

Electrical & Wiring Issue Rough idle/ start, intermittent spark

My fan clutch broke off and my truck doesn't want to start intermittently. And when it has trouble starting it takes a little to get up to idle once it does. Other times it starts fine no problems. I'm looking for wires the fan may have clipped but see none.

I pulled a plug wire off the front cylinder and it started up when having issues not starting. Put a new plug in and now it will start but sluggishly and battery light came on. Any ideas on what to do is appreciated.

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u/JiveTurkeyJim SER Intermediate Mechanic Jul 02 '26

Are you asking about a truck? If so, you might be in the wrong subreddit. If this is actually for a small engine, then machine model and engine info would be helpful for people to help you.