front hood condensation

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front hood condensation

Post by cococola » Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:19 pm

I was messing with my mgf today and when I lifted the front bonnet I had a lot of condensation on the inside of the lid, is this standard or is there a fix please? I dont see any leaks anywhere just the condensation.
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Re: front hood condensation

Post by nigelandjo » Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:48 am

It's the time of year, moist air condensing on cold metal.
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Re: front hood condensation

Post by cococola » Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:05 pm

I did wonder weather to make some sort of liner/deadener if it would make any difference.
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Re: front hood condensation

Post by Androlyn » Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:47 pm

I would leave as it is, you don't want to trap any moisture in.
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Re: front hood condensation

Post by cococola » Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:03 pm

Thats true Andrew, I will pop a towel in to catch the drips and wipe occasionally.
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Re: front hood condensation

Post by Rob Bell » Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:25 pm

If you're worried, cavity wax injection might be a good idea to stave off the tin worms for longer... :)
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Re: front hood condensation

Post by Tipper » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:36 pm

You will notice that there are no rubber seals on the front end so nothing to stop the moisture creeping in.
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