GaryF Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 Recently was away from home with my always garaged and never driven in rain GT-H and had to leave it outside during a heavy all night rain. Wasn't too concerned about it, but when I went to open the deep draw style hood to finish drying things off there, I heard a rush of water from inside the hood cavity on one side moving to the back of the hood. When I closed the hood, it came back forward. I was like "what"??? So, the water is 'stuck' inside the hood cavity. I couldn't figure out how it could have gotten in there, except for through the holes for the hood pins. I suppose that's possible, as the rain was really coming down all night and running down the hood in that direction. Or, it could have seeped in from the draw area of the hood where the faux vent is attached with the chrome rivets and where water collects. So, has anyone else experienced this dilemma, and if so, how did you drain the water? If I'm the only one - how do you suggest I get the water out? The only thing I can think of is to drill a small hole on the underside of this fiberglass hood where the gap is between the bottom side and top (very carefully) and let it slowly drain. I can't imagine letting it remain in there would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I do not have a deep draw hood but I have heard of this before and I believe they drilled small holes to let it vent like you suggested. Maybe doing some searches could produce good results. I know I read it on this site so the info is out there somewhere. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickSilverShelby Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 I think ya gotta drill a hole to get that water out. This is my recommendation: QSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, QuickSilverShelby said: I think ya gotta drill a hole to get that water out. This is my recommendation: QSS The ol' go big or go home recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted October 17, 2018 Report Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, QuickSilverShelby said: I think ya gotta drill a hole to get that water out. This is my recommendation: QSS Helps get the water and the heat out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickSilverShelby Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 8 hours ago, Doug_GT350 said: Helps get the water and the heat out! I was only thinking about the water, I didn't even think about the heat. Great point! QSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ageishecker Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 The deep draw hood on my GTS collects water when I wash it. When I raise the hood the water drains through small holes at the back underside. Maybe your holes are blocked or never got drilled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 The original HERTZ hood is different than the Deep Draw used on Terlingua. The deep draw has functional vents and extractor(vent) at the back of the hood. As for the water, you can remove the hood blanket and drill one or two tiny holes. Drain the water and reinstall the hood blanket. If you do that, look for signatures. Some of the 06 cars had employees sign the car and that was one of locations found by owners along with underside of the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryF Posted October 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) On 10/18/2018 at 12:34 PM, H0050 said: The original HERTZ hood is different than the Deep Draw used on Terlingua. The deep draw has functional vents and extractor(vent) at the back of the hood. As for the water, you can remove the hood blanket and drill one or two tiny holes. Drain the water and reinstall the hood blanket. If you do that, look for signatures. Some of the 06 cars had employees sign the car and that was one of locations found by owners along with underside of the car. Harald - so where should I drill the holes after removing the blanket? The water sounds like it's running down the driver's side of the hood to the back when I open it, but difficult to tell which cavity it's in. I tried removing the lower hood bracket bolt to see if it would come out there, but no luck. Of course, I need to be careful to only drill into an area of the hood where there is a big enough void and not through a section that is thinner. I'd hate to come through on the top side. I suppose I could drill it in the front cavity (where I think the water got in through the hood pin holes), which is likely where it's sitting and would drain out (hopefully) when the hood is closed. I was thinking about drilling a hole in the circle area where the hood touches the rubber bumpers when closed. Edited October 24, 2018 by GaryF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, GaryF said: passenger Harald - so where should I drill the holes after removing the blanket? The water sounds like it's running down the driver's side of the hood to the back when I open it, but difficult to tell which cavity it's in. I tried removing the lower hood bracket bolt to see if it would come out there, but no luck. Of course, I need to be careful to only drill into an area of the hood where there is a big enough void and not through a section that is thinner. I'd hate to come through on the top side. I suppose I could drill it in the front cavity (where I think the water got in through the hood pin holes), which is likely where it's sitting and would drain out (hopefully) when the hood is closed. I was thinking about drilling a hole in the circle area where the hood touches the rubber bumpers when closed. Another thought: If you think it came through the hood pin holes, I would get some help and just remove the hood and stand it up so it could drain through the hood pin holes. Mark the hood so you know how it is aligned. It may even have a few spacers / shims. In addition disconnect the washer line near the passenger side cowl. You can manipulate the hood to drain. You could even remove the 4 screws and remove the scratch plate(s). Avoid drilling any holes. Edited October 24, 2018 by H0050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewnagle1964 Posted October 24, 2018 Report Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, H0050 said: Another thought: If you think it came through the hood pin holes, I would get some help and just remove the hood and stand it up so it could drain through the hood pin holes. Mark the hood so you know how it is aligned. It may even have a few spacers / shims. In addition disconnect the washer line near the passenger side cowl. You can manipulate the hood to drain. You could even remove the 4 screws and remove the scratch plate(s). Avoid drilling any holes. best idea yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryF Posted October 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/24/2018 at 2:53 PM, andrewnagle1964 said: best idea yet Well, the hood pin holes are the only place that are open (I didn't have the pins in during the heavy rain, which probably would have helped to prevent rain from running in). I don't know of any other place where water could have gotten in, unless it seeped in through the holes where the rivets are that attached the faux rubber deep draw vent in the recessed area. The funny thing is the water only seems to be trapped on the driver's side. Looks like I'll be removing the hood. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryF Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Follow-up.... So, instead of removing the hood, I decided to take her for a ride on a nice, relatively warm/sunny day. When I returned, I left her in the driveway to get some sun in hopes of the water evaporating some (at least I wanted to see if that would work if the hood was warmed up). Of course, the engine was hot too. Later on when I opened the hood, the sloshing sound I heard previously from the water running to the back of the hood was non-existent. So, it seems warming up the hood helped to evaporate the small amount of water that was trapped in it. Works for me! Appreciate all of the other suggestions!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSGT Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 I love it when a car heals itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) Glad it worked out. Must not have really been that much water. Just enough to be annoying. Now keep her inside where she deserves to be. Edited November 5, 2018 by H0050 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Must be nice to NEED an excuse to get out drive it! Enjoy... Like Harald said, I'm glad it worked out for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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