Capped-off Pipe in Frame: What am I looking at here?

[surfguitar58]

DPO's handywork in the "V" of the frame. I can't find this pipe anywhere in the parts manual. What am I looking at here?
Thanks,
Tom

[tedtaylor]

heater hose?

[surfguitar58]

heater hose?

That was my guess. It would seem to want to go to the "heater control valve" which is... where? I think my DPO may have removed the heating system entirely. Being a summer-only car I have never attempted to turn the heater on.
t

[jbcollier]

Yes. heater pipes.  You can see the one on the other side as well.

[surfguitar58]

Where does the heater valve tee into the cooling system in a TCS, normally?
t

[tedtaylor]

right off the thermostat housing.   one plug for temp sending unit, the other for heater control valve.

[EuropaTC]

Where does the heater valve tee into the cooling system in a TCS, normally?

I think this is fairly standard. What you can't see here is the pipe heading down towards the rear Y section and on to the steel tubes in the chassis. 
Brian

[Certified Lotus]

Here is another view:

[surfguitar58]

Thanks guys;
Yep, heater valve is clearly missing on mine. No ski trips in this Europa. I'll have to check if I even have a heater core. I suspect weight obsessed PO probably took that out too.
Tom