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: Rodents in the airbox


bob camire
03-06-2004, 05:12 PM
Was tooling around and happenned to open the aircleaner box..mice turds and insulation for a nest. Anyone else have this problem ? Maybe I'll find a way to place screen over the large intake hole in the side of the box. Later, bchttp://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clown.gif

Oldman
03-06-2004, 07:19 PM
My Land Cruises generally are parked for the winters. Every year I have to chase out the squirrels!

Idle_Chatter
03-06-2004, 07:38 PM
A mothball dropped in the bottom of the airbox may make it less inviting to mice, the naphthalene vapors may give the engine a boost!

Oldman
03-06-2004, 08:03 PM
Back in the 60s I had a Honda that made a trip or two to the drag strip. I'd fill a 5 gallon gas can with 100/130 avgas and drop in a handful of moth balls. That was some potent stuff!!

Terrain Twister
03-07-2004, 10:38 PM
Popped open the hood to the wifes Suburban last month and had one building a nest right on top of the intake!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif

rickles04
03-08-2004, 12:10 PM
poped my hood and i had a 12 point buck jump and run....the time i ran in the house to get my gun he had already ran off in the woods...made me sick.....i guess he was hiding behind the turbo area somewhere

problemchild
03-08-2004, 12:29 PM
I was on a construction site working once. They put us up in some housing down the street on a ranch. I was sleeping on the sofa and could hear things moving under me. I flipped on the light and mice were running everywhere.

I armed my .45 with the bigger mag (9rounds) but they were too fast.

I had to get mouse traps with peanut butter and a cat.

Mr. Mister
03-08-2004, 01:17 PM
poped my hood and i had a 12 point buck jump and run....the time i ran in the house to get my gun he had already ran off in the woods...made me sick.....i guess he was hiding behind the turbo area somewhere


LMAO

ski1
03-08-2004, 02:36 PM
gives new meaning to the chevy "rat motor"

SaguaroKid
03-08-2004, 03:17 PM
I had a few gremlins under my hood. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clown.gif

Turfmower
03-09-2004, 08:34 AM
I find acorn shells on top of my engines all time. I think the go there to keep warm at night. My freind's drag car has it's plug wires all chewed up.

Blue Max
03-09-2004, 01:43 PM
The best solution may be to put 5 large bull snakes under the hood. Just remember to remove them before driving or you will have to buy a lot of new snakes.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

WillowCreekStable
03-09-2004, 02:45 PM
In the "Wheels" section of the Toronto Star a few weeks back, a woman wrote in about rodents eating the wiring of her new Jag. She thought it was clearly a design fault that allowed this to happen and she couldn't understand why warranty was denied.

cwolfe
03-09-2004, 03:06 PM
Hay Ive had gremlins under my hood before also. Weird