I ask cause my throttle body is leaking coolant, a small pipe broke off from behind it, whats left is a nub thats too small to put a hose on. Ive had a cork wedged in there for a month, but that doesnt seem to work anymore. Can i just block off the hose that leads to it? Do i really need coolant in the intake manifold/throttle body? Ive heard that intake air can freeze up the throttle plate. What should i do?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mentat Ghola &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I ask cause my throttle body is leaking coolant, a small pipe broke off from behind it, whats left is a nub thats too small to put a hose on. Ive had a cork wedged in there for a month, but that doesnt seem to work anymore. Can i just block off the hose that leads to it? Do i really need coolant in the intake manifold/throttle body? Ive heard that intake air can freeze up the throttle plate. What should i do?</TD></TR></TABLE>

well, I'd like to say its 'optional'. In my case, I bypass the coolant lines leading to the TB. The coolant lines are mainly used for cold-climate areas so the throttle-plate doesn't stick.

You can totally bypass & reroute the coolant lines going to the TB and your car will run no different.

 

I live in the so called cold climates and never had a problem and never hooked those up on my swapped cars.. must a WAY cold climate thing...