tabing

It's hot in Arizona. going to be a 118* in a couple of days. When I return from driving, I open the hood to let the engine cool down faster. I figure this should keep the hood liner and rubber things from baking for a few hours. Car is in a garage.

What do you think?

mcandrew67

ain't nuttin wrong with that, I would do it at the track and put fans blowing in front too

Not So Fast

110 today and 115 2morrow, but its a dry heat so you don't notice it :rof l:
Its either inside with A/C, or the pool, or the lake, tought choice
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Silverado777

This car doesn't get nearly as hot as my CTS-V. After a drive you could feel the heat radiating off the car from 10ft away. Gotta love AZ! It's all the same after 110. Gonna live in the pool this weekend! Corvettes and Coffee is early on Saturday though.

jrose7004

Doesn't hurt anything but it probably really doesn't help either.

BWF07

I live in Florida and although it is hot here, not that hot, but I do that a lot to cool it off, especially if I plan to hit it with a quick detail spray job to get the dirt off it.

EVRose

It may cool down faster but fast or slow doesn't really matter.

windyC6

Thats interesting. With high heat being one of the biggest factors of how long some parts....rubber...plastic..etc...may last, seems only logical that the faster it cools down the better off it would be. But then again...this is Corvette forum where all logic seems to be "Illogical".....LOLOL.

grady

Get air conditioning duct(s) into the garage. I'm doing that this year...

EVRose

Then go ahead and leave your hood open after you drive if you think it will help.

*El Ocho*

I use to do that with my Cobra. That thing was so hot that I would always park in the driveway, open the hood & let it cool off for about half an hour. If not the whole garage would feel like an oven & stink of fuel, oil & exhaust.

Joe B.

My fan controller runs the fan for a few minutes after engine shutdown, specifically because there is a big heat buildup then.
Opening the hood is a good idea as long as you don't activate the sprinkler system if you have one.

"Anyone see a problem doing this?" Probably wear out your hood struts.

USA1 427

I do it every time I park it in the garage after a drive. Nothing wrong at all.

gsflyer2011

This makes sense. When the car is moving, air is moving through the engine compartment and it keeps the temps down. When you come back after a hard and heavy weekend drive and stop the engine, it heat soaks and temps in the engine compartment climb. I do this too, lift the hood up, leave it open for 10, 15 minutes (while i give it a quick clean up) before putting the cover on.

BlindSpot

Ha, so funny. I do exactly the same thing! With my Jaguars too, one of which is an R. I've been popping the hood on my vette for a week now even though temps haven't been that high yet. On the 118 deg day though, cars will be garaged and I will be in the pool.

BlindSpot

Yep - I'll make Cars and Coffee about 5am...and gone by 8!

Not So Fast

I do it cause "its cool" and makes "Me" feel better
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EVRose

Yeah, like changing synthetic oil @ 3000 miles makes people feel better.

See5see6

I do it. With the fans I have in the garage and the hood open the garage cools down faster and I spend a lot of time in my garage. So, I come home from a trip/drive and do my little routine and all is well. As for helping the car? Maybe, maybe not.

Bruze

Haha, you desert suckas!

It's 76° here.