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72 years later, what sealant should I use?

Would I be able to use the sealant between the outer and inner sides of the glass and the gasket (without removing the glass and the gasket from the truck or must I remove the windshield and gasket and start completely over? My gasket is probably 11 years old and still fairly pliable.

Bill, I got a CRL non-hardening sealant to use for that. CRL7708 CRL Windshield and Body Sealant from Amazon. It's supposed to be a suitable substitute for the 3M08609 used in the video that I posted in Derail77's DIY Gallery thread.

I think if your gasket is still pliable, you could make it work.

I use a product called Arbomast,it's a non setting non aggressive butyl based sealant specifically intended for this,i'm in the UK but I'm pretty sure it's available over the pond too.
You can use it without removing the windshields,cut the nozzle to approx 1/4" diameter then apply it between the glass and seal and also between the seal and bodywork,don't scrimp with it,let it ooze.
Work around the seal 'massaging' it to spread the sealant under the rubber.
Clean up is fairly straight forward too,I use a thin edge plastic scraper with a mild soap/water solution to remove the excess and a final clean up with paintshop panel wipe.