[DeTomaso] Trunk heat question

[Charles McCall]

Brent - you think the front trunk gets hot, you won't relieve how hot things
get in the rear trunk!

When I bought my 5-S, the former owner gave me a bottle of rather special
wine, which I put in the suitcase. The suitcase went in the back trunk. 

I then proceded to drive across Austria, across the German Autobahn and half
of France. When I arrived, I discovered that the vibration and heat had been
enough to force the cork out of the bottle, soaking the contents of the
suitcase, and then drying everything for me! 

The clothes were toasty warm and smelled, um, fruity! 

Don't carry anything that could be damaged by heat in either the front or
rear trunks. Especially any kind of compressed air, or wine!

-----Mensaje original-----
De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
nombre de Brent Stewart
Enviado el: domingo, 21 de septiembre de 2008 20:24
Para: Pantera List
Asunto: [DeTomaso] Trunk heat question

So, perhaps this is a silly question and this is normal, but as a relatively
new Pantera owner, it bothers me that the front trunk area gets so hot!  the
engine runs relatively normally at 190 deg, but yesterday sitting in traffic
in 75 deg weather, i could see heat waves coming off the front hood.  when i
got home i opend up the front hood and could barely touch the master cyl.
and reservoir.  I also have a fire extinguisher mounted up front, no way i
could pick that up. 

Is this normal?  i understand that it might be given that later models (i
have a 72) have the vents in the hood, but is something going on? appreciate
any thoughts you may have...

brent
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