[schovil69]

...or so I thought I would get 'em in there.

I 'Pac Man'ed the grommet to no avail. Hard to see in the photo but the side of the grommet opposite my thumb is in the valve cover hole and right at the 'Pac Man'ed part of the grommet is the side of the valve cover hole.

The overhead view with the grommet over the valve cover hole shows the inside diameter of the grommet in line with the valve cover hole on the right side. That's the inside of the grommet hole lined up with the valve cover hole. It's supposed to be the outside of the grommet groove in that hole...much grommet overlapping the valve cover. You can see the left side of the valve cover hole along with the amount of grommet overlap.

There's no way on God's green Earth that grommet is getting in that hole AND returning to a useful round shape.

So, I will find the proper grommet for this application and let you know.