# How do I cap a coolant nipple?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [April 20, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991 "2007-04-20T15:17:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991/1 "2007-04-20T15:17:06Z")

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I’ve got a coolant nipple on my intake manifold, that I need to cap off. No longer needed. How would I go about in capping something like that? I doubt a vacuum cap would hold up.

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**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991/2 "2007-04-20T18:44:04Z")

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put the original hose on it, cut it short, and put a bolt in it with thread sealer, and a clamp

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**Author:** ![BrockwayMT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brockwaymt/32/5060_2.png) [@BrockwayMT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BrockwayMT)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991/3 "2007-04-20T19:36:10Z")

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If it isn’t pressed into the manifold take it out and put a proper plug in.

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**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991/4 "2007-04-20T21:29:07Z")

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snip the nipple and weld the hole shut or do what turboLSjaun said

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991/5 "2007-04-20T23:48:53Z")

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hahaha nipple

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**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-do-i-cap-a-coolant-nipple/27991/6 "2007-04-21T05:41:48Z")

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Thanks guys, i got it.