Tidying the rigging tube/engine connection

[metal-chicken]

This is my current rigging tube to engine interface.... it's rubbish! The hard plastic end of the rigging tube is broken and the rubber grommet is not being used.

A couple of questions:
1) Should the rubber grommet (which I do have) be fitted when the rigging tube has a hard plastic grommet like this? If so, how?

2) Should the plastic grommet fit more like this (it looks like it might - it would help if it wasn't broken!)?


Or should I set it up more like this - without the plastic grommet:

Advice gratefully accepted.

 

[beantown]

Your last picture looks correct. Then slide the rigging tube over the grommet.

 

[metal-chicken]

Do I keep the hard plastic end of the rigging tube or remove it and just slide the flexible tube over the rubber grommet?

 

[Skooter]

I would slide it over then zip tie or clamp it

 

[metal-chicken]

That last picture is one I found on the web,, not my engine.
Just trying to figure out which cable/hose goes where in the rubber grommet!

 

[beantown]

I installed my BF225's last year and part #3 "grommet" is rubber and has an individual properly sized hole for each cable/line/hose. There are slices in the grommet that allow you to slide each cable/line/hose up into its spot. (don't have to disconnect a hose to push it through).

The plastic rigging hose then snugs up nice over the rubber grommet.

 

[Skooter]

I will try to take a pic of mine on my 200 today if I can remember to do so.

 

[metal-chicken]

Well I gave up on the Honda rubber grommet as I think my fuel line is larger diameter than the original and was miles away from fitting.

So I resorted to plan B which involved wrapping the pipe/cable bundle in stretched bike inner tube and then holding it together with self amalgamating tape.

This created a nice solid pack that the rigging tube snugly fit over - feels good and I don't think it's going anywhere soon

 

[Mheltun]

I’m in a similar situation. For some reason I’m having a difficult time getting the Honda rubber grommet to seat in the correct location without wanting to pull out of the mount on the engine.

 

[johnnygjr]

Nice job Metal chicken, Rube Goldberg would be proud!