LS WON

Is it ok to do this to let the heat escape everytime I finish driving the car with this C-6 or will I end up draining out the power supply to some hidden bulb or electrical drain accessory? Also will I be wearing out the little lift backs that hold the hood in the up position by doing this all of the time after I drive to let the heat escape? they look like little lifts on a hatchback.

natejohn

Why not just set-up a fan in your garage. Park the vette in frt of it, turn fan on; you could even put it on a timer. Ifn' it's good enuf for F1 cars.....

LS WON

The heat will escape by rising and I would rather just leave the hood up than turning on another electrical applicance that will drain house current and make noise but I'm still concerned if there will be issues with this car by leaving the hood up because of the 2 possible problems of electrical drainage and wearing out the lifts if they are like the ones in the hatch.

vincent_esq

My dad does it to his mercedes and his prior lexus for years, and I did not see any problems as long as there is no light in the hood. However, I was always telling him that the shocks on the hood could go out and cost him money. It never did.

LS WON

I have been doing this on my current car for the last 16 years and all there is a prop rod and I removed the useless light bulb. No problems during this time.

Shylor

I don't see any ill effect but am not sure why you want to do this. The car will cool on its own without the hood up and not have any problems.

F.J.B.

The hood light is easy to disconnect and reconnect. So do that each time you leave the hood open for an extended period.
Also, there should be an automatic power shutoff after 15 minutes anyhow.

pdvale

Sounds just plain nuts to do this... what exactly is the benefit you are looking for???

KungFu

My thoughts exactly. A lil obsessed?

M_C7

i agree i dont believe its really necessary unless maybe you were tracking it really hard but even then i dunno.





but then again it cant hurt the car so to each their own thats why we live in a free country

Weasel

There is a thing in the industry known as "heat soak". For the first 10 minutes after you shut down, the engine temperature soars. I've always done a cool down. Pop the hood. On my cycle I turn a small fan on it, enjoy a brew while I wipe a few things off etc. No, you don't need to do this. We give extra to our Corvette's don't we?
And in the Vette, the last mile before home or work, I turn on the air conditioning, (also at long intersections if the heat indicater rises), and this turns on the engine fans.
*Heat soak is caused by the engine still having very hot places and no water circulation.

thebiggman

Its kind of comforting to see your post, because I have done the same thing several times after a long day or night of cruising. Its good to see I'm not the only one.

But, FYB is right there is some type of timer that shuts it off. I found this out one day by raising the hood and going inside for about two hours. When I went back into the garage the hood light was not on, I thought it has burned out or something. So, I closed the hood and then opened it again and the light came on again.

I don't think we have to worry about disconnecting the light or it draining our batteries with the hood up.

blazeone

I raise the hood on the vette and turn the fan on the sport bikes.

RF LINKUP

Better Yet, Why Not Just Leave The Hood Off, Save 80 Lbs And Go Faster, And I Thought All The Nuts Were In Trees, Gm Probably Doesnt Know Anything About Engine Heat, Thats Probably Why They Put The Hood On Anyway

Glennm27

I do that all the tim ewith my C5. On the C5 the light will go out after approx 12-15 minutes. I disconnected my light.

I have always thought a good idea to let all that heat escape so I alway sopen the hood whenever I park the car in my garage.

docrings1

I had a friend with a 1969 426 Hemi Daytona, and this little air intake under the pointy nose...it really liked to overheat on slow cruising around town on a Saturday night. He would pop the hood and run cold water over the radiator for about 10 minutes while he idled before shutting it off and leaving the hood up...
Not unheard of, to leave the hood open after cruising.

Duck916

I find that changing the air in my tires after every drive extends tire life by over 0.0005%.

Mr Mojo

We do it at the track all the time and I've done it after some hard mountain driving. I simply removed the fuse for the hood lights.

Mr. Wonderful

Unless you are a little obsessed, you can't appreciate this concept

Grumpy

your car..do what you want...