sooo, i had to fab a new radiator hose inlet for my engine to use the
new radiator i have.

my question is regarding this silly little U-shaped hose that seems to act as a bypass
from the thermostat housing around to the radiator hose inlet underneath it, pictured here:
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Is this bypass hose important??? the new inlet i made without a nipple for this hose,
i just want to be sure that capping off the remaining nipple and eliminating the hose
altogether is NOT a bad idea.

should i weld on a nipple to retain this hose routeing in the system or am I cool to delete it???
any thoughts or insight would be super awesome. thanks fellers