MZee

It's hot out there these days.When I drive into the garage, the hood is so hot I can barely put my hand on it, is this normal?
Gauge says engine is over the halfway mark but no where near the danger zone.
Is it the fiber hood that makes it so hot?
Car runs fine, flawless except my teeth fall out over train tracks.
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DanielRicany

It shouldn't go passed 230 degrees.

C409

..... Water at about 115 F will scald you ... so , yeah , 200 plus will probably feel hot .......... Toss the Polident and try liquid nail ... Orrr ... trade the vette for a Grand Marquis like all the coots down here in Florida ........

MZee

Thanks, it 229 degrees so hot you can barely touch a hood?
It reads fine on the gauge, just maybe fibreglass is different than a steel hood.

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MZee

I'm fine with it as long as it doesn't cost me more money!
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WW7

If you have a digital gauge go by that reading. The analog gauges aren't very accurate...WW

MZee

Of course it's an analog gauge with a needle , but it does move ,starts at left cold, once running goes to middle, but lately it's been 96 degrees and humid so it's closer to the hot area while idling in massive traffic jams with the a/c blasting.
But on a normal day that hood is a hotplate for pancakes!
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Cap'n Rich

Lots of places sell digital infrared thermometers for under $30 - some for a lot less. Take some temperature readings at different places on your hood using one.

I found that my A/C compressor was overheating and even blistered the paint over it. A conversion to R-134 fixed the problem. The A/C still blows nice and cold. Well worth the bucks for the conversion and now I don't need to worry about refills.

P.S. The thermometer works well for my BBQ and smoker, too.

mtwoolford

I have a black 96 coupe and yes the hood does get hot...but what I find more problematic, is that the gloss paint started to detach from the primer on the hood, whereas the rest of the car shows no sign of paint peeling (clear coat deterioration, yes) and I think it is, at least in part, a heat related issue. On the other hand, my wife has a (four letter word, starts with "F") truck painted white that pretty much peels paint anywhere / everywhere.

bob guzzy

When I park my corvette at my place I always open the hood, just to cool it down, it's a habit I got into over the years.

I figure it can't hurt and may save the paint, I do the same with my metal cars.

MZee

Good idea, thanks!
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