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Outboard Motor repair with Pocketknife

Is there a Honda agent near here?
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Oops, managed to shear off the fuel cut-off lever on our little Honda outboard. Here we are in paradise and now we can’t get around to explore these gorgeous islands!! Where is the nearest agent for Honda?
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Nearest agent will not be available over Christmas and will not have the part in stock so I will try to fix it myself.
Removing the cover we see the actual valve appears intact but is back in under the air filter. So it appears to still work but can’t be reached with the cover in place.
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Checking the casing I find it is made of a soft plastic and my pocketknife (Gerber multitool) easily whittles an expansion to the slot where the lever used to protrude.
I test this a couple of times to get the hole just big enough for my finger to reach in.
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Finger or thumb can now reach inside to pull the stub of valve-lever over from open-close-open.
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Practice this new operation a few times!
Back in Business!! So we do have a working outboard to explore paradise!
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