Hey all. I'm trying to figure out the part number on the weatherstrip foam gasket on the door frame. I've found all the parts for the door itself. It is not the trim around the perimeter. It's a spongy think foam along the roof and pillar.

1979 4wd. RN37




Second question, does anyone have experience with the Sherman door shells? My driver's side is rusted out. Everything else is fine so really just need the shell.

 

You might check here. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/toyota,1979,pickup,2.2l+l4,1277119,body,door+seal+/+weatherstrip,1430
or here. https://www.ocautocarpets.com/wn-pro...waAizxEALw_wcB

From what I can find, the OEM part number is 67861D (RH) and 67862D (LH)

 

Yes that is the gasket material that goes around the perimeter of the door with the plastic clips. Thanks for the link to oc autocarpets. That is a good price. It's still available from the dealer, but quite spendy.

This is the thick spongy stuff attached to the cab with self adhesive. Perhaps it is an aftermarket mod? Not Toyota? Maybe I'll look at the weatherstripping at the hardware store.

 

Yeah, that looks like someone added that weather strip above the door opening, probably the one on the door was old and leaking water or air

 

That's what I'm leaning towards. Definitely still leaking, I've got wet spots in both foot wells. On the driver side its wet along the wall near the door and not above the pedals. So I am hoping it's not coming in around the windshield.... I didn't see any water or rust when I had the dashboard out. Starting at the top and resealing the gutter with por15 and Dynatron seam sealer.

All cleaned up and ready for por15



Damnnit!

 

That is good reason to go with a smooth cowl. Water gets into the vents, water leaking under the windshield seal and getting into the little drain holes in the windshield track. And that’s what causes rust in the areas of your pic. That’s just a dead pocket under the cowl toward both sides of the cab

 

The cowl looks OK as far as I can see. No major rust that I can see through the drain hole, access hatch from the engine compartment or through the vents themselves. The hole in the previous picture is just above the wheel well visible from the inside. There is moisture on the wall above that. If water gets into the A-pillar where does it go? There were large sections of seam sealer missing.

 

Yeah, that’s a problem area. Water, dirt, leaves, etc gets into that area from the cowl vents and collects in the bottom and starts rusting both the inside and outside metal in the cavity. With a smooth cowl, it closes the area off. The only other entry of water is the drain hole under the windshield rubber on both sides. It is best to make sure the windshield is correctly sealed. The only problem with a smooth cowl, it kinda makes it harder to remove/reinstall the wiper linkage.

 

Also make sure the wiper motor mounting plate and the plate above the clutch reservoir are sealed good

 

Do you have a picture of the windshield drain hole location?

 

At the screwdriver tip next to a pinch weld on both sides

 

The windshield was not sealed correctly. I have the interior stripped and we had a light rain and I could see the water coming in at several locations. It was replaced at some point in the past. Some repair had been done to the channel. It had the gasket without trim and there was a bunch of what looked like plumbers putty stuffed in there. Guess it's time to get acquainted with the shrinker stretcher.

Ready to remove



Windshield out. Managed to do so by myself without breaking it!



Worst of the rust near passenger side bottom.



First patch in place