hole in the bed

A piece of fuel line or heater hose sliced lengthwise should slip in around the cut edge of the hole. RTV would probably hold it in place. What's the tank for?

Go to a good hardware store and they should have gromments to fit hole and give it a nice finished look. Find samllest one that will work for your needs and then get proper hole saw for its needed hole size. You can also use something that we used to cal "railroad track" that you line the edges on holes and chassis ends and you glue it in place. A good electroning supply house should have that.

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Could some one please translate this for me?

Do you know what a GROMET is?

Basically it's a rubber doughnut that has the outer edge sliced so that the outer edge will seat against the cut area with rubber above/below and a nice protected hole through it.

Imagine taking a rubber hose, slitting it down the center on one side only, now curl the hose inside the hole (with the slit going against the metal edge - it would make a nice protective barrier around the cut edges.

...also sometimes called 'caterpillar grommet'.

We know that you are very simple minded but you do not have to advertise it too!

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Quite possibly... I am sure it has a lot of names and they might all be somewhat right too.

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In 1968 We called what you need OZ Bushings. Amounted to a plastic conduit nut and a matching real short bushing/nipple. So while thinking of this why not use a metal version. Sometimes called a chase nipple, with a conduit nut to secure it in place.

I would look for a chase nipple in an electrical supply house like Graybar or the like.

Bob AZ

This is simple. Go to a place that sells parts for heavy trucks. All those round taillights you see in the back of semi trailers are sealed beam units that are held in with a rubber grommet. They are about 4 inches in diameter and costs less then $5.00. A lot of NAPA stores have them. If that doesn't suit you, most auto stores have metal edge trim in all sorts of different styles. The taillight grommet would be heavy duty

and you would have to drill your hole to fit it. The edging would be lighter duty but a little nicer looking and could be cut to fit your hole but it might have to be glued in.

Grizz440

Yes dumbass, I know what a GROMIT is! My statement was (and you would know this if you were to read more) was toward Snotards post.

Oh, ouch. NOT!!! I am not the simple minded one Snodick, you are. My 10 year old son have better grammatical skills then you do and your what, 90?

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:17:34 -0700, "azwiley1" wrote:>

year old son HAS better grammatical skills THAN you do and YOU'RE what, 90?

MAYBE you should LEARN to READ. I said my SON, not me. However, if you would like to sit here and play games. Why don't you read the run on sentence from Snotard. No grammar, no punctuation, horrific spelling. At some point, as with most of his post, you really can't understand what the hell he is trying to say.

Asking any of that from you obviously would be too much to ask as I am sure you are nothing more than one of Snotard assclown butt buddies.

Thanks for the refreshing reply, I hope you are not always so nice to people trying to help. Your reply was hard to follow and didn't provide a good example, or I would not have posted.

Leythos, azwiley is just as tired of listening to Snopuddle's "advice" as anyone. It should be read for its entertainment value only as he has given such outlandish advice (coolant/water ratios of 80/20, torque front A/T pump bolts to 150lbs, etc) and shared such knowledge that absolutely nobody else knows about (knock sensors in a Dodge V10).

When caught giving this bad advice, he never admits to being wrong and starts calling folks children. Anyway, if you have been here for awhile, you would understand the quality of puddle's 'help'.

FMB (North Mexico)

Thanks for letting me know - I wasn't sure what I had done to warrant such a response.

Since FMB has already addressed the main point of issue I will not. However, if you were to read a few other post from Sno you would see the concern. Also, just look at the GPS/Nav thread, I as like most folks, am very nice and very helpful when directly answering questions.

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Sorry right thread, wrong group, the one I am refering to is in the chevy group.

I don't know what a gromet is either, maybe you meant grommet?

Merriam-Webster; grommet: 1) a ring of rope 2) an eyelet of firm material to strenghen or protect an opening