Originally Posted by billvp

just checking ... when the handle that you can turn is "inline" with the rest of the hose, then the hose is open (with coolant able to pass through) right?

So in the NW pictures:
NeedsWings Intercooler Fluid Isolation Kit

the pic at the bottom is "open" and the pic above that is "closed" off?

I'm pretty sure I checked beforehand, but maybe I only checked one of them (the larger diameter hose)