My first thought was welding in a bung as well. And it was immediately followed by the fact that my local TIG welder is now retired. Then I came across these inline adapters. The adapter is just one more hose connection per side and really easy to do. I normally have a 3 foot section of the Gates hose on hand to ensure that all cooling hose connections are healthy.
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