How do I cap / block rubber coolant line??

[tsi1991awd]

What would be the best way to cap off/block a rubber coolant line?

I am pulling my exhaust manifold, radiator, turbo, etc. etc. There is a rubber line connected right under the thermostat housing. That connectes to a long metal line that USED to go to the stock oil cooler. I DO NOT have an oil cooler anymore since I switched over to the forward facing filter bracket. So I just have the metal line and then a rubber line off of that and then up to the lower water pump (that runs to the water pump).

What I want to do is just block it at the thermostat housing and block it at the water pipe so I can remove that metal line completely. Would I just stick a bolt in the hose and clamp it shut or what? What would be best?

 

[JStoops]

The best bet would be to remove the rubber part of the hose and then WELD the metal part sticking off the water pipe. I would never trust a ghetto fix like sticking a screw into the hole and clamping it shut. welding would be the only failsafe way

 

[tsi1991awd]

So either weld the thing or leave that long metal pipe in there, that's not doing anything whatsoever? I have no way to weld the metal. My car is taken apart and I won't even be able to get it to the shop. Guess I will just leave all the hoses and such.

 

[Beemer92]

If you don't have a welder, I'd clean up the edge of that line really good with a degreaser of some sort, insert a bolt that is tight, and use jb weld to seal it in. It might leak a little the first time, but you can always throw more jb at it. Welding would be the best way though.

 

[gearhead37683]

yeah man i would weld it, or just leave it like it was, because if you put a bolt in it, it might blow out at any time and cause your car to overheat and cause damage.

 

[JStoops]

Or get a NT water pipe. There shouldn't be the coolant line going to the oil housing on a NT water pipe

 

[eazy2g]

If you bolt it get the one with wider thread (not sure what its called) and is a tight fit. And i would probably use a zip tie and a hose clamp just to be safe

 

[CiscoBite1Time]

a NT water pipe is what i did. had one laying around.

 

[tkelly27]

Loop them into each other.

 

[GRAVEDIGGER]

Loop them into each other.

+1 for loop it and forget it

 

[tsi1991awd]

I think some of you may be misunderstanding what I'm saying. If I "loop them" together, it's just the same as I have it now. It's ONE nipple on the thermostat housing, ONE nipple on the water pipe. I'm not talking about the oil cooler...I got rid of that piece of garbage.

I ended up just taking a coolant line, running it from the t-housing to the water pipe...instead of the metal piece of crap. I want to get rid of the line completely though. Oh well.