[DeTomaso] Windshield Gasket

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/5/12 12:03:42 PM, lance730 at msn.com writes:

> Where can I buy a windshield gasket?  Any tricks to remove 
> gasket/windshield?thanks, TripDC
> 
All the Pantera vendors carry them but no one else that I know of. The last 
time I looked they were $250 so if there's the slightest chance of re-using 
your OEM one, do NOT cut it. 
The website "Panteraplace.com" has instructions on doing this starting with 
WD-40 and lots of care to remove the chrome trim untwisted. 
If you're changing windshields, the simplest way is to put a blanket on the 
hood and kick the glass out in pieces! Then the rubber pulls out cleanly. 
Be prepared to do some metalwork in the lower windshield channel which nearly 
always rusts- sometimes clear through the body. 
If you're trying to stop a persistent leak, there's a special RTV that does 
NOT smell of vinegar to use. Std. RTV will generate acetic acid (that 
vinegar smell) during cure that attacks steel, making the rusting worse. Good 
luck- J Deryke