Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

[Jack P.]

I am put in the weather stripping on the hinge post and the judging manual calls for and it is obviously needed , water proof caulking in the corner of the post. It this caulking the same as dum - dum caulk which is black. or is a different material. Without it, the post would leak as weather strip adhesive would not fill the area

Thanks

Jack

[Rich P.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Jack,

same thing . 3M strip caulk works great just the right thickness.

Rich

[Jack P.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Jack,

same thing . 3M strip caulk works great just the right thickness.

Rich

Thanks Rich,

I thought it was the same , but I only want to do this once.

Jack

[Richard J.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

I don't have a judging manual. I've been fighting a water leak in this area for a year. Can someone post a pic of how it is supposed to be caulked please?

[William G.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Yes, I'd like to see a photo of the area being discussed and the caulk to be used. This is for the coupes? Depending on the response this is something I may want to carry further for additional information.
Bill

[Jack P.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Since it is raining in Maine today, (no golf) , I will go out and work on the area and take some pictures of the area without the weatherstrip in place, and I will attempt to plug the area as it was , when I took off the old weatherstrip.

I will post the before and after pictures. I will post the picture of the area with the caulk before I glue on the rubber strip and I hope someone with reply if I have done it correctly. If so , I will glue in the weatherstrip.

Jack

[Jack P.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Here are some pictures without the caulk and with the caulk. The new weather strip do not have the number of screw holes that the original had. It has only two holes. I will only use the two lower holes as not to cut or break the rubber. Have I done it correctly?

This photo is of weatherstrip in place ,



Jack

[Ronald L.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Jack,
Which repro part did you get? IMHO one fits better than the other...

[William G.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Thanks Jack, for the photos. Now I understand what weatherstrip you are referring to. And you are working with a convertible and the year is '65 or '66? The reason for all these questions is as follows. On the coupe model (1966)........many years ago I owned a '66 coupe which leaked badly. I "assume" (oh, that's an ugly word) that the coupe should have had a similar weather strip in this "beltline" area of the door jamb. Only my '66 didn't have a weatherstrip on either side (left or right). I bought two and installed them on the car, but didn't use any caulk--the coupe perhaps did not need any caulk as the door jamb in this area was a smooth transition whereas the convertible would have had (does have) a rather pronounced, for obvious reasons, definite change at this location. Now after installing these pieces my coupe still leaked badly in this area and while I still liked the car, this was one reason why I sold it. Now this might appear to be all irrevelant except that I just purchased another '66 coupe and am awaiting Passport Transport to deliver it. The funny thing is that this '66 coupe doesn't have this piece of weatherstrip either, although I think I've seen it on a '65 coupe. Not by coincidence, the coupe I just bought was built on the same date (April 19th) as the Nassua blue coupe I had 40 years ago. So.....the question is: should a '66 coupe have these pieces? Perhaps the reason neither of these coupes had this (these two) piece of weatherstrip is because Chevrolet ran out of these from the supplier and they sure weren't going to shut the line down........and the factory felt the customer would complain and the dealer could install the pieces--only on these two cars it never happened. So which is it: '66 coupes didn't use this weatherstrip, or the factory was awaiting a new supply on the date these two cars were built, or a third possibility? Thanks.

Bill, and the Bucket List Mosport green '66 coupe.

[Jack P.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Thanks Jack, for the photos. Now I understand what weatherstrip you are referring to. And you are working with a convertible and the year is '65 or '66? The reason for all these questions is as follows. On the coupe model (1966)........many years ago I owned a '66 coupe which leaked badly. I "assume" (oh, that's an ugly word) that the coupe should have had a similar weather strip in this "beltline" area of the door jamb. Only my '66 didn't have a weatherstrip on either side (left or right). I bought two and installed them on the car, but didn't use any caulk--the coupe perhaps did not need any caulk as the door jamb in this area was a smooth transition whereas the convertible would have had (does have) a rather pronounced, for obvious reasons, definite change at this location. Now after installing these pieces my coupe still leaked badly in this area and while I still liked the car, this was one reason why I sold it. Now this might appear to be all irrevelant except that I just purchased another '66 coupe and am awaiting Passport Transport to deliver it. The funny thing is that this '66 coupe doesn't have this piece of weatherstrip either, although I think I've seen it on a '65 coupe. Not by coincidence, the coupe I just bought was built on the same date (April 19th) as the Nassua blue coupe I had 40 years ago. So.....the question is: should a '66 coupe have these pieces? Perhaps the reason neither of these coupes had this (these two) piece of weatherstrip is because Chevrolet ran out of these from the supplier and they sure weren't going to shut the line down........and the factory felt the customer would complain and the dealer could install the pieces--only on these two cars it never happened. So which is it: '66 coupes didn't use this weatherstrip, or the factory was awaiting a new supply on the date these two cars were built, or a third possibility? Thanks.

Bill, and the Bucket List Mosport green '66 coupe.

I read the manual and coupes do not have the same piece of weatherstrip. Only convertibles. If you go to Zip or some other vendor you see a diagram of the coupe weatherstrip materials. As I read the manual I realized you have a coupe.

Jack

[Jack P.]

Re: Hinge pilar post weather strip caulk

Jack,
Which repro part did you get? IMHO one fits better than the other...

I got them from Zip, it was stated that they are American made because Zip was unhappy with foreign made.

They will have to do for this year. I just put in a hole where one was left out.

but , looking at my original holes, I would need a fatter piece at the bend. The top part fit perfectly in the pillar section.