@David Johnston posted:The e unit lever just grounds the e unit coil. It the lever is broken off, just run a short wire from the side terminal the lever use to touch to the screw that mounts the e unit. The e unit will operate normally, you just will not be able to lock it in forward or reverse.
If you go this route, I think a simple SPST switch mounted somewhere accessible and tapped into the jumper wire would serve the same purpose the lever does as far as giving control of locking in a direction or not. You're simply switching the power that feeds the E-Unit coil to turn it on and off.