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I installed the rubber seal in the bottom of the window glass with the end of the seal pointing "away" from the glass. I now think it should have pointed "toward" the glass.

As you can visualize from the photo, as the bottom of the window comes in contact with the bottom of the window opening, it will "catch" on the frame. This prevents the top of the glass from making full contact with the top of the window frame.

What is the correct position?

That rubber appears to be too wide and looks like closed car windshield seal. The seal you need (while not exactly correct) is the rubber contained in this part here...removing the rubber from the track appears to be what you need: https://www.modeltford.com/item/19008D.aspx

Here is a reminder of the photo you posted back in August, 2022, of the cross-section of the original door window weather seal which looks to be much shorter and stubbier than the rubber weather stripping you currently have installed. I think Scott is correct that, what you have is the 1926-‘27 weather stripping that spans the bottom of the windshield frame. It may work on you door window if you carefully cut it down to the dimensions of the original. If you saved the original piece, it would be easier to make it match. It would be easier to make the cut nice and straight if you slid it out and laid it straight and flat to cut it. Jim Patrick

Jim, Thanks for the August pic of my original glass/channel. I tried to find it earlier but couldn't. It shows the end of the seal pointing away from the glass, so I have installed it in the correct position.

The first pic shows how I attached my original channel to the glass. The second and third are good discussions of how various door windows were sealed.

I believe I have used the best rubber seal available but as has been pointed out the "flap" may be too wide, which prevents the glass from being completely closed at the top.