Moisture Traps

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With the recent cold/damp weather here my Cougar is very misted up inside if it's been left standing all night or at work.
Has anyone had any success with moisture traps, I'm thinking the kind that you leave somewhere in the car and then dry out every so often in the oven?
I don't seem to have any major problems with seals, the dampness in the spare wheel well hasn't come back since I dried it out.
 
Brilliant thank you mate.
I wouldn't worry too much if the heated screen worked but you get about a half inch clear strip down the centre and that's it:LOL:
 
According to T - who used to work for a dealer - Fords are often wet. No obvious reason for it, often with little or no trace, but usually suspected to be a seal and occasionally turned out to be a weld.

I've got no actual cite for that claim other than her experience, but my experience supports it. So any wise-ass who wants to pretend they know all about it and have oh so much experience can just shut their stupid face because I really don't want to hear it. Shut up. Seriously. Your face; shut it.

Anyway, both of my Cougars have had moisture problems, as did my Mondy. Side note - so did Jinxy before she was pulled apart and rebuilt with new seals.

Tiger has a small leak somewhere above the passenger side, which is probably coming from the windscreen since it was replaced by Autoglass and they are just... just so, so awful and she was fine before that. It's not obvious unless you actually pull up the carpet, but that does lead me on to my point.

Kilrock do calcium chloride moisture traps and refill packs for just a few quid. They're intended for the house, but if you put the crystals in a muslin cloth, you can leave it in your footwell to roll around and then replace the lot when it gets soggy. Your moisture problem - whatever it is - eventually needs sorting just like mine does. But these traps will at least keep things dry. They really do work.
 
Pid_16V said:
Wot u on Chris? :)
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Nothing unfortunately!

The TL;DR version is, "Someone who knows Fords very well says they're often wet, even today; I agree in my experience. It can usually be fixed, but might need extensive replacements. Moisture traps do work and you have a lot of options that might be convenient, at least in the short term. If you're an unqualified "expert" who has something to say about everything, don't bother."

So there you go. ;)
 
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Bit of shaving foam buffed on the inside of the windscreen doesn't solve it, but it stops the worst of the fogging!
 
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Quicksilver said:
Yes Matt, my last Cougar suffered badly with condensation so I invested in some of these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Winds...icle_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item3a98db11af

Put one on the dash and one on the parcel shelf and they did a very good job. (y)
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+1 for the Thomar.

Before my car was parked underground it used to get very misted up in winter. To the point where the condensation would freeze and I'd have to scrape the inside of the windscreen! (on the plus side, this made my car like a winter wonderland inside) So I bought one of these and, voila, no more trouble. You just have to remember to place it under the windscreen each time you leave the car.

They do wonders for screen condensation, but if it's anything more serious then you'd need something else.
 
benham said:
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Bit of shaving foam buffed on the inside of the windscreen doesn't solve it, but it stops the worst of the fogging!
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I read it. Glad you deleted it before i heavily edit it - otherwise those flames you don't like others fanning would would have been well and truly wafting.
 
scunnycougar said:
I read it. Glad you deleted it before i heavily edit it - otherwise those flames you don't like others fanning would would have been well and truly wafting.
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It does seem a touch hypocritical that certain members can make antagonistic remarks to provoke a response, do you not agree?

I don't really do flame wars, like I said in my initial reply then deleted it.
 
benham said:
It does seem a touch hypocritical that certain members can make antagonistic remarks to provoke a response, do you not agree?

I don't really do flame wars, like I said in my initial reply then deleted it.
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YES it is very Hypocritical and also quite childish but from the day you joined the forum most of your posts have been antagonistic. You rubbed alot of people up the wrong way when you joined the forum, not keeping the car for long and pretty much slating it at every oportunity with your google trawling knowledge yet for some reason although your posts have demonstrated a keen dislike for the Cougar you have remained an avid poster.
 
Procomm said:
YES it is very Hypocritical and also quite childish but from the day you joined the forum most of your posts have been antagonistic. You rubbed alot of people up the wrong way when you joined the forum, not keeping the car for long and pretty much slating it at every oportunity with your google trawling knowledge yet for some reason although your posts have demonstrated a keen dislike for the Cougar you have remained an avid poster.
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As I've said, I don't engage in flame-wars or name calling.
 
ok.. i was reading it all...so its cold humidity coldness ...then misting up... then damp cos of cold...then wet... then...not very happy..the seals round the doors of these cars..( i noticed mine) when im bombing down the road you hear the outside a bit ..not a lot not enough to annoy but its there... are the seals a bit naff when they designed it.. the bit that goes round the side of the glass rear one next to the door im always tucking it back in right? i think they are letting it in a bit of cold stuff when it rains though that glass mists up an all too..so another thing right is it cos the glass leans back more so? and dont drip dry quick enough others you know thier windows are more forward like. but im a bit suss on those door rubbers can we make em a bit better so they are air tight
 
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