Anyone have macbook pro running hot?

I have a early 2009 Macbook Pro that appears to run extremely HOT, unless I unplug the power block.
Any one have this problem? Im thinking its the power block?

While it is charging and very hot do the following.
Open the Terminal app - it is in your Mac's Utilities folder and looks like this
Select the entire line that follows (triple-click to select it), select Edit > Copy, and then Paste it into the Terminal window:
pmset -g sysload;pmset -g batt
Drag your cursor from the point at which you pasted that command all the way to the end, and copy the text. Paste it in a reply.

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