How to fix a leaky fuel tank grommet on most small equipment engines
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
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How I fixed a leaky fuel tank grommet on my Jiffy Ice Auger! This method can be used on other small equipment engines as well!
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gas trimmers, leaf blowers, etc.... Very cheap and easy
This solution definitely worked for me though!
Thanks for watching!
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Thanks, that was very helpful! I have replaced 3 grommets on my backpack leaf blower, so I'm going to definitely try this.
Awesome fix! Your solution has been fixing this daft problem for years! Thank you very much
Glad to help!
This is a great idea.I can’t believe I didn’t think of doing this. I just glued mine shut hopefully it holds lol
My repair lasted several seasons ended up selling this unit. I’m sure it’s still holding up though. Cheap and simple fix!
Did gluing it shut stop the leak? I'm considering that since I don't have a spare inner tube
Thanks Mike - been trying to fix this for ages
Glad it helped! My repair is still holding up perfectly after 2 years now. I didn't want to keep buying new grommets and have the same keep happening.
Perfect solution, just did it and solved my leaky grommet problem. Thanks Mike!
Biker Mike has some good tunes 😎 and a cool intro/outro!!
Great video! I was able to use a piece of Physical Therapy exercise rubber strap to install as you shown.
Works Great. thanks
Thank you for this bro….going to try this tomorrow when I acquire a rubber tube piece
Thanks, that's a good idea. It's also good in a pinch like my situation, where I need to get by using the weed eater until the rubber grommet shipment arrives.
I found this video while sitting here with no confidence that the new grommet will work any better than the old one, just like you say! I have an older machine, and for all I know the fuel tank is getting old and warped. I was looking for some kind of gooey gasket seal that is fuel resistant, but those are expensive and I do have some old inner tube laying around in the garage...
It worked great for many years for me!
Worked great, thanks for the tip!
No problem glad it helped you out!
Keeper goin' Biker Mike!
I can't believe that everyone finds this useful ... and yet I have a question... You show the two tubes coming through the inner tube section, but how does that work with the grommet which has a /bigger/ hole to fit the tank hole? I would have thought that the inner tube would need to have a hole cut with a sharp craft knife to its size?
The leak was occurring where the grommet seats into the fuel tank (not the lines). The layer of inner tube rubber is meant to take up some space of the loose fitting grommet and tighten that seal, not the actual fuel lines. It is still fitting tight and not leaking at all to this day.
Good job
Still holding to this day too!
right on works great thnx
Great video! Use a butterknife tool to help seat it.
Thanks! And great tip for an installation tool! 👍
I'll try this on my generator tomorrow.
Wow! Not often these things work - I used a piece of inner tube - sealed it up perfectly and weeks later it's still holding fuel
Mines still perfectly sealed after 2 years!
I did something similar with mine, mate. Yours is a better idea, I think
Worked for me. Thanks
Do not use gas with ethanol it as the ethanol dries out and hardens the grommets .