cam follower Johnson 9.9

[stuarth]

When taking the carb off my 1983 outboard, I broke the cam follower. I bought a new one and managed to break it too since the deign leaves a lot to be desired and even the new one was flimsy
If I get anther one I will surely break it too so I will make one out of steel.
My question is - what does this device do? Is it just to open the throttle when starting or does it act continuously? It has a roller but there is no sign of this actually moving when the engine is running.
If it has not active purpose when the engine runs, I can replace it with a lever of some kind. Any deas?

thanks
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[stuarth]

So, to answer my own question, yes you can and I will make one out of stainless steel instead of this hopeless plastic thing. The cam follower simply transmits the movement of the throttle twist to the butterfly valve; Why on earth did they no use a cable like anyone sensible? I have never seen such bad design

[stuarth]

So I repaired the old one and the new one I broke using small bolts and super glue but the plastic is so brittle they broke so I made one out of the hard plastic they use for chopping boards.
It does the same job as the original and won't break.
The original design has a small adjustment screw which is both necessary and makes the final product easy to break because brittle plastic is not designed to bend - what inspired them to come up with their

[stuarth]

sorry - unnecessary