Plugging off coolant.....

[jayfotos]

I'm about to drop my truck off to the shop pretty soon and I was thinking of (being I'm in AZ) plugging off the coolant line to the intake manifold or "skipping" over it....good idea?

I'm trying any means nessasary to keep things cooler, any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Thanks- Jay

[Ldub]

Intake manifold or throttle body?

[jayfotos]

Sorry, ment thottle body.

[Ldub]

I put a ball valve inline on mine. Open it in the winter, close it in the summer.It gets a little cooler up here don'cha know by golly den.

[jayfotos]

That, my man it a great idea.....where can I get one? I have a Jeg's catalog, having a hard time finding it.

[Ldub]

I...uh, just went down to the hardware store, plumbing aisle & got the biggest brass 1/4 turn ball valve that I thought would fit inside the hose...1 cut & 2 hoseclamps later...
My memory isn't the greatest, is yours the one w/ the steel braided hoses?,If so my hillBilly engineering probably will need some refinment (fittings etc.)

Ldub