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Mark B

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  • Birthday 13/07/1973

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  • Location
    Isle of Anglesey and Warrington, Cheshire
  • Interests
    Celica 2.0 GT Gen 6
    I've had my Celica since 2015. Used it daily for a couple of years and put 10k on it.
    Then, in 2017 the MoT...
    Failed. Needed welding.
    I was about to start doing 15k+ miles a year so decided to get something else for that rather than put all the mileage on the Celica.
    So, I decided to let Cecil have a sleep in my garage with a cover on it. Nice and dry at least and out of the sun / ice / bits of tree or whatever the weather might have thrown at it.
    Thought about selling it but it's worth nothing without an MoT and I would rather keep it anyway.
    Kept it on a maintenance battery charger and I started the engine from time to time. Started and idled perfectly every time.
    Four years flew by and I decided during the summer of 2021 to get Cecil back on the road. Follow my updates to see how I got on...
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    Gen 6 GT Red

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  1. So I've dropped the old coolant, if that's what you want to call it. Not sure it was doing much cooling by the state of it. Nasty shade of very dark brown. Full of rusty bits. Removed the thermostat (that's seen better days) and refitted the housing before flushing the system with the hose. Flushed the rad too. Both passing clean water now. Then remembered I needed to turn the temperature control in the centre console to hot. So, got the hose back out again... and flushed the engine again. No dirty water coming out. I'll flush it again before I put it all back together. Thinking I might do it again in a year's time. Maybe add some system cleaner first. Now I've got the old thermostat out I can make sure I get the correct replacement. Also going to get a new clip for the bottom rad hose. Looking quite rusted. The others all look fine. Removed the coolant reservoir and gave it a rinse out. Pretty nasty in there. I've put some white spirit in it and left it to soak. See how that goes. Not really expecting much Improvement though. Wondering if Killrock might clean it. Supposed to be safe on plastics. Next bash at it at the weekend, assuming I can get the new thermostat, clip and coolant.

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    1. Old Red Celica

      Old Red Celica

      Fill the coolant bottle with rice/sand and use that to scrub the inside of the coolant tank, then rinse thoroughly. Kettle de-scaler also works (rinse and rinse again).

       

       

       

      Refill using Toyota Super Long Life coolant.

    2. Mark B

      Mark B

      Fab. Thanks very much for the tip.

    3. Mark B

      Mark B

      Toyota Super Long Life coolant ordered. Hopefully be delivered tomorrow so I can use it at the weekend. Yeah the Killrock stuff I mentioned is a kettle de-scaler. Works well on the kettle. I'll give the sand a try first though. I have some sharp sand.

      Note to self - stop faffing with Celica stuff and get some work done...:)

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