Greetings from Hillside Station, via Marble Bar.
Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 19:45
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Member - Uncle (NSW)
G'day all,
wow, a month has already gone for Jodie and I here, and loving evry minute of it!! Mustering with choppers and buggies, is a new extreme sport for me and a great adrenalin rush. chasing wild cattle over a 2 million acre property, is something we never both even dreamed of. but it is terrific fun and the crew here are all really great too.
They take you in like your one of the family, and i think it is something we will be doing again, in our travels.
Anyway, I'll try to do an update on our blog later, just wanted to say hi, as we finally got our slow sat internet working here now. could somone tell us how to turn the timing belt light off also on a 79 HZ series cruiser?? The guys have replaced it but dont know how to turn it off. Cheers and thanks, if someone could give us instructions. Just getting the cruiser ready for a trip to Port Headland tomorrow. take care Unc & Jodes.
Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 19:49
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 19:49
On my old 80 series there was a rubber cap in the plastic of the instrument panel. Remove that cap, insert something like a knitting needle and push a little button. That should cancel the light.
Then put the rubber cap back.
cheers, hope it's the same on yours.
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 20:34
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 20:34
Uncle,
It will be the electronic odometer so technique should be same as the 100series:
1. T-BELT MODE DISPLAY
a) With ignition turned ON, using the trip switch (select/reset button) change the display to ODO, and turn the ignition OFF
b) While pressing the trip switch, turn the ignition switch ON and hold it for 5 seconds.
c) Release the trip switch, then press the switch again within 5 seconds.
d) The digital display should change to T-belt mode. The initial display "15" (0,000km) is displayed (ie. 150,000km).
2. REWRITING REPLACEMENT VALUES
While in the T-Belt mode, each press of the trip switch will change the displayed value by 10,000km increments. Once " 20 " (200,000km) is reached the display reverts back to " 1 " (10,000km) again. Remember, this setting is the number of kilometres to be travelled before the light comes on next, and once reset this counter will start from zero.
I believe the timing belt interval for all the 100 series engine variants is 150,000km, but this should be checked against each different markets servicing recommendation. This being the case, you shouldn't need to change from the default setting of "15".
3. T-BELT WARNING RESET COMPLETION
a) After setting the replacement setting value, hold the trip switch ON for more than 5 seconds then release the switch.
b) Check that the display has now changed back to ODO and that the warning light has gone off when the engine is started.
NOTE: If the T-Belt mode is completed, even though the belt replacement has not been performed, the T-Belt warning IS reset.
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Follow Up By: Member - Uncle (NSW) - Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 21:15
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008 at 21:15
Many thanks Phil, I've done a printout for the guys here in the workshop, they are wrapped!! cheers mate.
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Reply By: Kiwi & "Grenade" - Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:05
Thursday, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:05
soooooo jealous Uncle, so very jealous!!!! Oh how I wish I was there doing all that stuff.....
Hi to Jodie......
Laura
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Follow Up By: Member - Uncle (NSW) - Friday, Aug 01, 2008 at 20:19
Friday, Aug 01, 2008 at 20:19
Hi
Laura, having an absolute ball, we will be here at least till the end of Sept, then decide where to head from here. Plenty of work on stations available, the more remote they are, the easier to get work as they have trouble getting people out to work on them.
If you are "multi' skilled, then that is a bonus also. jodie is cooking most of the time in the kitchen here, up to 15 of us sometimes. I'm mustering, plumbing,working on aircraft,concreting, and doing electrical work. It's all great fun with the crew here too. Take care Unc & Jodie
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