Quote Originally Posted by rottonj View Post
Put some flat washers on the hood hinges rear bolt to raise it up a bit and remove the rubber cowl to hood seal on the firewall, that should help the engine heat to escape some. Adding a hood vent is really the only way, but it would have to be fit and if you can not do it yourself it probably wont be cheap.
That sounds counterproductive since there is a high pressure area at the base of the windshield that would cause air to be pushed into the engine compartment which will reduce the amount of airflow through the radiator.

Jefr