yeah... that was a scary beast

 

Now you're scaring me...

 

Pretty funny Spurvo.

Mine felt more like disentrailing the engine.

 

If you read my post again (or maybe I should take english lessons again), you'll see that it's me, not my engine builder who came up with the boiling coolant hypothesis, he simply stated that capping that coolant passage was a bad idea. He's on this forum (not usually this section though), so I'd like to make that clear.

Do you have any info backing up that statement about the "valve" closing the coolant passage in the TB? As stated above, wouldn't the hot wax rod need a continous flow of warm/hot coolant to keep the fast idle cam disengaged?

I hope you're right though, I'd like to eliminate the hose I've got connecting the two nipples, since it gets in the way when working with the fuel system or ECU harness on top of the engine (I've already ripped it once with a spanner, getting half a quart of hot coolant sprayed all over the engine bay and in my eyes).

 

:cough: should gone non-seq :cough:

 

Aside from the bad engrish I believe he is doing just that.

 

Looking at that again is making me want to do just that... Maybe when I tear down everything to find my vacuum leak.

 

GT2,

Hah, let me introduce you to a term I use:

R&DR

Remove and DON'T Replace.

 

What, now you guys expect me to read too? Dammit, I can't catch a brake.

I mean.... ahhh, good for you clayne. I'm glad you've seen the light, unlike some people MAHJIK!!

 

My rats nest is out as well. However, it will be going back in.

 

Mahjik,

You're running full non-seq (removed valves and ported WG) or partial?

 

Well, I think I was wrong about the valve on the cold start. I don't really fully understand the innerworkings of the coldstart system; just one of those things that I haven't had much interest in learning more about. As far as capping off those lines, I had to pull off my UIM to swap in some new injectors, and I saw that I have a hose running from the coldstart nipple on the water pump to the back o the block. I guess it's just safter to run the hose like that, but I'd still liketo know why.

 

There is really no logical reason for it to be "safer." The housings have water passages all along their width and length offering a fluid tank for the entire "block" otherwise known as the "cooling jacket." There is no way that rear housing is isolated from the rest of the sandwhich using only an 8-10 mm hose to transport it's cooling medium to the thermostat housing (and TB if you still have it routed). That would be a completely lousy design.

 

Just a warning about those vacuum caps. This has happened to me and quite a few others as well. When the rubber caps are used to block off coolant lines (I did that when I did the AST elimination) the oxidation process is accelerated and the caps become hard and cracks in a few weeks (yes, a few weeks). You are guaranteed to have you coolant everywhere. And you'll have to take everything apart again just to get to that cap. Robinette's site has made specific mention of this and suggests using a short hose with a bolt clamped in at one end as an alternative solution.
Just thought I let you know, if you decided to block the line off anyway.

 

So, is it better to just give the coolant line a detour or just cap it off?

 

I'm actually still seq. I got bored and removed the rack to redo the vacuum lines for no particular reason.....

 

masochist...

 

Have you actually done the job before? IMO, it not any worse than working on any other part of the car. Everything has it's "tedious" parts to the job.

Basically, I'm just taking care of a few things over winter so I can hopefully have an uneventful 2004 and not miss any track events. So, vacuum lines, replace all IC couplers and clamps, replace all manifold gaskets (LIM gasket still to do), injectors cleaned and balanced, etc...

Just normal stuff people should look at having done every so often...

 

SO in other words cap or line either one works.

 

The point about the caps is a very good one. Thanks.

 

OK this is a old thread but I just looked under my Manifold and TB and all that crap is under there..... Excuse my noobness but is this the "rats nest" everyone refers to... I have a single turbo and yet I still have all these damn hoses ? And also if I do order the block off plates this does eliminate all these damn whatever this crap is.

 

Yes.

 

those caps aren't going to hold, those are for vaccum lines, they'll ultimately fail, talk to damian about this

 

oops, didn't read the other posts

 

Yep. Best method is to pull the nipples, tap the rear housing and tstat housing and use 1/8NPT plugs.