water leaks

Dartswinger70 said

Not 100% about Dusters, but I know on my 70 dart there are "openings" in the windshield seal channel that need sealer spread before the gasket goes in...i think its called Butyl sealer...if you just install the rubber gasket and no sealer there may be issues with leaks.

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I've often wondered about those openings? It would make sense that if they had to be sealed they would not have put them there. IIRC, they open into the cowl area. I always figured that they were there to shed any water that got behind the windshield rubber seal instead of rotting out the window frame??