So, I found some suitable bits at Home Depot to make my insertion tool. A 3" tube with 3/8" ID and a 3.5" long 3/8" bolt. At the advice of Andrew Garcia I coated the cigarette seals in Ultra Grey Permatex, and in they went without too much fuss. I simply pushed at the bolt with my hand. Before insertion I had measured the depth of the cavity, and it indicated that the seals would be too short. Indeed that turned out to be the case
Pics 1-4: The "tools"
Pic 5: The "too short" seals in place.
Jes
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(Repeating what I suggest or do is at your own risk - be critical)