Fuel Shutoff Linkage Repair

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by Jim Lawless 27 August 2018 Engines Old Saybrook, CT aboard Spináche 7 photos 1315 views

If your IP is getting a little old, like my 1989 IP-35, then this could happen to you!

One day, when I went to shut the engine down...nothing! So I went to the engine compartment and found the shutoff…

This was what was left of the linkage, after I removed the cable from it. That knobby stub on the left is what was left…

The only way to replace it was to buy the whole apparatus, which requires dismantling the engine to get at the stuff…

So, I took a good look at the linkage bronze block, and noticed that the set screw that holds the cable in place sits…

...then found a metric hex cap machine screw (M5-.80 x 12) and nut to match the tapped channel. Then I mounted it on…

I fashioned a "bushing" from a blue wire butt connector to fit over the exposed threads and added a washer on either…

Voilá! Now, I can hear the "purists" among you thinking "What about those dissimilar metals?" Well, that set screw and…

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The International IPYOA administration team.