Quote Originally Posted by printbus View Post
Yeah, that shroud design is pretty poor. It certainly wasn't tested much by whoever came up with it. I think more than one user here has thought their hot end was leaking when it was likely only the shroud melting. I now trim out the bottom, flat part of the shroud to clear the aluminum block.
That is a great idea. For some reason, I thought you had also switched to clough42's extruder fan setup.

I need to figure out how to remove the melted plastic from the extruder. Maybe soak it in acetone overnight.