Alternate to Silicone or any urethane adhesive

[pwuser152533991444]

I checked my windshield rubber and it does not have any Sealent used in it. Will 3m ribbon sealer do the job?
Car is Toyota starlet.

[Xulfiqar]

The old RWD starlets didnt have glued windshields, they only had a non setting putty in the rubber channel.

the later FWD ones were glued on.

[pwuser152533991444]

Mine is kp 60. I don't need to put any adhesive ? What is non setting putty?

[Xulfiqar]

KP60 windshield is held by rubber gasket - the non setting putty used to be sold in Pk, its like plastacine (clay which kids play with) - 3M also sell this product, you roll it and lay a bead on the body channel, then rope the gasket and glass into place.

[pwuser152533991444]

Glass is already in place. But whenever i pull rubber gasket I can see that nothing is there just dust. So water also goes in there and I am worried that it will corrode my roof metal

[pwuser152533991444]

I was talking about this. What to put in it and how.

[Xulfiqar]

the non setting putty is exactly for this tiny little gap you see, it will prevent water from trickling into the body frame.

first find it - then remove the glass and rubber gasket intact and reinstall it with the putty in place. Old glass installers know exactly what it is.

[pwuser152533991444]

What is it's Desi name ? Why I can't install it with glass placed because the Gap is visible from above

[Xulfiqar]

I dont recall the name right now - You cannot put it in as is because the putty needs to be put in then the gasket smooshes it and creates the watertight seal.

In english its called plumbers putty.

btw - do you have a waterleak in your car?

[pwuser152533991444]

Yes but only from back screen from top left corner. Also when I wash my vehicle and openup the hatch then water starts leaking from many many places. In close position only top left.

[pwuser152533991444]

Any product suitable for me on this website ?
https://pak.sika.com/content/pakistan/main/en/solutions_products/02/02a024/02a024sa008.html

[pwuser152533991444]

I have seen a video on YouTube in which a person was locking the windshield rubber with lock rubber. my rubber is also same as in the video.

[pwuser152533991444]

@Xulfiqar waiting for your response.

[Xulfiqar]

none on that page, you can call an auto glass selling shop and ask them about reinstalling the rear glass - they should have the non set compound, it was a really cheap item too, locally made in Pakistan and used by plumbers when installing drains in sinks, this is before the wide rubber washer became common on them.

[pwuser152533991444]

Ok I will contact them. Thanks for your response. BTW what about the lock strip which they claim as Sealer?

[pwuser152533991444]

One more question my car has CNG installed in it. So the valve clearance should be same for both. Currently it is not to factory specs. Because mechanic was claiming that engine will be ruined.

[Xulfiqar]

set to the higher end of the allowed tolerance, not more than that unless you like to replace the camshaft as maintenance item. As its an OHV engine, you need to mark the crank pulley to set the clearances correct as you cannot see when the cam comes on ramp for a cyl.

its a 4 cyl engine, very easy, just make one more mark on the pulley at 180 degrees opposite to the TDC mark,

tdc is cyl 1 (verify by dissy - so you accidently dont do it on exhaust stroke)
180 degrees is cyl 3
second time tdc is cyl4
second time tdc is cyl 2

dont use the distributor alone to see the engine order, Its adjustable and can throw off the cam position for tappet setting. (also make sure the pulley actually shows TDC1)

[pwuser152533991444]

Dissy? How do I make sure pulley shows tdc 1? By seeing if it is at 10° timing mark which is mentioned in manual?

[Xulfiqar]

the timing is stamped on timing cover, the TDC is the zero degree mark

[pwuser152533991444]

No I mean you said that make sure pulley shows tdc1. How do I do that. If I rotate pulley to 0° it can also be 2nd cyl.?