I agree with Bill and not just because his name is Bill ;)? I'll just add that
instead of dawn I used a rubber seal preserver/cleaner.? I think it was made by
Mothers or Maguires.? It is very oily, but made for rubber seals, so I don't
have to worry about my seal making suds when it rains out.
Also, clean the channel groove with a good de-greaser if it wasn't cleaned
before.
Bill
Boston area
65 BJ8
-----Original Message-----
From: insptwo@msn.com
To: HealeyBJ7@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 12:34 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Windshield to cowl gasget - BJ8
Bob:
After going thru the same problems plus, I ordered the gasket thru Healey
Surgeons. Used a little liquid Dawn (do not use any liquids with lemon
freshner). My wife fed while I slipped it around and thru the track,. It
took, probably, 2 minutes and will shape around and down behinid the fender.
Before that, I had gone thru 2 gaskets from other suppliers. They seem to be
the only one who had the right side gasket.
Bill
BJ7
>From: HealeyBJ7@aol.com
>To: healeys@autox.team.net
>CC: david.r.altman@altmancompany.com
>Subject: [Healeys] Windshield to cowl gasget - BJ8
>Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:59:37 EDT
>
>Once again, I need to ask the knowledgable group a reassembly question.
>I have probably just ruined the second widshield to cowl gasget on a BJ8.
>I've used two different sources and still cannot get the gasget in around
>the
>bend in the frame. The windshield shop I took the first one to tried for
>three
>hours and said they would cut the " T " shape from the bottom edge and glue
>the gasget in at the corners. This didn't seem right so I got a new gasget
>and
>have been trying to do it myself. The new gasget has a better profile and
>I
>can work it in on the straight section of the frame, but not around the
>bends. I've even taken the windshield frame back apart and am working with
>the
>bottom frame member by itself on the bench, but still no sucess.
>Anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to do this job??
>
>PS I see the tech article by Jean Caron in the August issue of the Austin
>Healey Magazine about installing a grill in a BJ8. He starts out by
>saying, "
>Other than installing the windshield bottom seal on a BJ7/BJ8, the
>installation of the ...... is my least favorite job on an Austin Healey".
>Guess what my
>NEXT project will be?
>
>Thanks for any advice you can offer,
>Bob
>
>
>
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