under hood temperture

ADRENLN

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• Jul 14, 2004

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guys i went to a car show the other day. when i got there i open up the hood and the engine compartment was super hot. my gt is always like this. the engine stays very hot for hours after shutting off the car. when i first open the hood i can hardly keep my hand on the hood pop rod to put it up. if i leave my hand on it i would be burned.

does this seem normal, is your guys engines running this hot?

 

NewStangNewbee

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• Jul 15, 2004

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180 degrees is pretty hot lol

 

ADRENLN

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180 is that what it suppose to be. i never felt so much heat comming off an engine. anyone else ever felt the pop rod right after turning the car off?

if not can you do it to day and let me know

 

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ChrisWorrell

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i almost lost my eyebrows its so hot =\ well not really but it is pretty damn hot

 

GTvert01

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• Jul 15, 2004

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ADRENLN said:

if not can you do it to day and let me know

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No thanks, as much as I love the smell of burning skin, that's not happening.
Yeah, mine gets extremely hot too.Maybe you could get a carbon fiber prop rod so it wouldn't burn as bad. My car is black though, so sitting out in the sun, everything gets hot.I would rather grab the prop rod than sit on the leather with shorts after the stang has been in the sun though.

 

Ryan02Stang

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GTvert01 said:

I would rather grab the prop rod than sit on the leather with shorts after the stang has been in the sun though.

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Can you say swamp ass!!!...I also have black leather.

 

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GTvert01 said:

I would rather grab the prop rod than sit on the leather with shorts after the stang has been in the sun though.

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ADRENLN

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ok thanks guys, i guess everything is normal here, i only brought it up because at the show my buddy who i came up with was also in the show, and i went over to his z 28 after finding out mine was super hot and his was not too hot...... different cars though