# Hot to touch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-to-touch/1689>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 14, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-to-touch/1689 "2007-07-14T09:01:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ms1091](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@ms1091](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ms1091)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-to-touch/1689/1 "2007-07-14T09:01:11Z")

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My 1996 honda accord has just got a new radiotor. However, I noticed that aftr every trip the hood is slightly hot to touch. Is that normal?

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-to-touch/1689/2 "2007-07-14T09:36:33Z")

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Yes.

This is normal for every car, especially in mid-July.