[DavidG]

Likely hot enough to melt the solder in the radiator and to make salvaging the hood a real challenge.

The risk of a fire, once started in the engine compartment of four-cylinder-powered '32 commercial vehicles and trucks, getting out of hand in a hurry is the location of the fuel tank underneath the front seat which puts it above the flex portion of the fuel line attached to the fuel pump. Once that flex hose burns through, look out, as the entire contents of the fuel tank will gravity feed the fire and it would be foolhardy to crawl under the vehicle to reach the shutoff valve on the bottom of the tank.