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 Jun 27, 2007 - 8:29 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 16, '02 From New York Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
No this is not a joke. There is mouse **** on my transmission and i had to take my fan out for the a/c - heat because it was grinding. why was it grinding? because mice made a home inside it. I am so grossed out i just put rat poison all around the car. What the ****.
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Jun 27, 2007 - 8:38 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 7, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 55 (100%) |
I have had it happen twice on a prism and a suby wagon. I had a huge nest on the suby
and a dead one rolling around on the blower fan on the prism, he got stinky. I think it happens a lot more in urban areas. I always close my system to recirculate instead of fresh especially when the car sits for a long period of time. I pulled apart the system and vacumned(sp) everything out real well it was fine. -------------------- JDM guy made me do it.
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Jun 27, 2007 - 8:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 16, '02 From New York Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
ugh i just was not expecting to see that when i took the fan out. I guess i need to figure out where they hell they are coming from, and go get some traps tomorrow. I am seriously going to put them all around the car. everywhere. and in the bay where they apparently hang out.
I am so grossed out by this you have no idea. -------------------- Buy my Celica $2,500 - http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76562&st=0
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Jun 27, 2007 - 8:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '06 From New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 105 (100%) |
you're lucky they didn't eat all your wires.
I have a friend who mice ate part of his wiring harness. that was a mess --------------------  |
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Jun 27, 2007 - 9:45 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 3, '06 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
My hvac used to blow rat nest stuff out and we had to clean it. A celica we was working on to sell had set for a while and before we even turned the cabin fan on I dropped the glovebox and cleaned out that fan housing thing with the blower in it. There was plenty of rat nest and a skin left from a snake that had shed it in there.The snake skin sucked and I was afraid it was still in there but he wasn't but in the end its nothing a air hose and vacum cant fix unless they actaully damage somthing but I had nice rodents who didnt hurt anything sine I sure there is plenty in there they could mess up isnt there?
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Jun 27, 2007 - 10:01 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '06 From Caracas-Venezuela Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
lol, that's sucks.....
try to keep more clean you garage 
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Jun 27, 2007 - 10:39 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
Thats because you live in NY Tina, it's a dirty dirty place infested with rats, mice, roaches, mongoose, and steriods.
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Jun 27, 2007 - 10:54 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
a little boost would clean them right out.
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Jun 27, 2007 - 10:57 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '05 From torrance/carson, ca Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
mice? pretty weird. don't be too offended though. they probably just love your car so much.
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Jun 27, 2007 - 11:07 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 18, '04 From Portland OR / Vancouver WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Stewart Little eh??? Grossss
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Jun 28, 2007 - 12:37 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 12, '05 From Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
QUOTE(Batman722 @ Jun 27, 2007 - 10:39 PM) [snapback]573046[/snapback] Thats because you live in NY Tina, it's a dirty dirty place infested with rats, mice, roaches, mongoose, and steriods. Haha, now she checks under bed and in closet. 
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Jun 28, 2007 - 12:50 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 4, '03 From Twin Cities MN Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Last year when mine was in semi-storage (driven once every weekend) it happened to me too- nesting around the battery and on top of the engine by the plug wires... letting it run for about 20 Min. and a power wash got rid of them for the rest of the summer, and then it went back to daily driver status once my accord got totaled, but yeah... I don't think it's too out of the norm
 let anything sheltered sit out of sight and it's bound to happen...
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Jun 28, 2007 - 4:17 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 15, '06 From North Brisbane, Oz Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
haha silly mouses! i had the exact same thing happen, maybe slightly worse, the little buggers were grabing my dogs food, dragging it up to infront of the engine block and exhaust manifold and leaving it there. the only reason i noticed was cause i was driving along and i could smell cooking chicken. haha. the smell was gross though, and stuck around for so long. theyre gone now though!
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Jun 28, 2007 - 8:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 16, '02 From New York Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
QUOTE(Culpable04 @ Jun 27, 2007 - 9:50 PM) [snapback]573005[/snapback] you're lucky they didn't eat all your wires. I have a friend who mice ate part of his wiring harness. that was a mess Yeah.. so far so good. QUOTE(pepsiman @ Jun 27, 2007 - 10:45 PM) [snapback]573022[/snapback] My hvac used to blow rat nest stuff out and we had to clean it. A celica we was working on to sell had set for a while and before we even turned the cabin fan on I dropped the glovebox and cleaned out that fan housing thing with the blower in it. There was plenty of rat nest and a skin left from a snake that had shed it in there.The snake skin sucked and I was afraid it was still in there but he wasn't but in the end its nothing a air hose and vacum cant fix unless they actaully damage somthing but I had nice rodents who didnt hurt anything sine I sure there is plenty in there they could mess up isnt there? yeah i cleaned the fan out and then i cleaned it with bleach. I think i might take the whole thing out to make sure. I made my dad stick his hand throught the fan housing to make sure there was nothing in there. QUOTE(Rockford @ Jun 27, 2007 - 11:01 PM) [snapback]573031[/snapback] lol, that's sucks..... try to keep more clean you garage My garage isn't dirty! QUOTE(Batman722 @ Jun 27, 2007 - 11:39 PM) [snapback]573046[/snapback] Thats because you live in NY Tina, it's a dirty dirty place infested with rats, mice, roaches, mongoose, and steriods. oh yes QUOTE(lagos @ Jun 27, 2007 - 11:54 PM) [snapback]573049[/snapback] a little boost would clean them right out. a little boost will blow my engine up QUOTE(saleeka @ Jun 28, 2007 - 1:50 AM) [snapback]573084[/snapback] Last year when mine was in semi-storage (driven once every weekend) it happened to me too- nesting around the battery and on top of the engine by the plug wires... letting it run for about 20 Min. and a power wash got rid of them for the rest of the summer, and then it went back to daily driver status once my accord got totaled, but yeah... I don't think it's too out of the norm let anything sheltered sit out of sight and it's bound to happen...Yeah i think i'm going to have to clean the entire bay because now im just paranoid QUOTE(Arniel @ Jun 28, 2007 - 5:17 AM) [snapback]573110[/snapback] haha silly mouses! i had the exact same thing happen, maybe slightly worse, the little buggers were grabing my dogs food, dragging it up to infront of the engine block and exhaust manifold and leaving it there. the only reason i noticed was cause i was driving along and i could smell cooking chicken. haha. the smell was gross though, and stuck around for so long. theyre gone now though! Yeah i found a peice of dog food in the fan, and what looks like some kind of fabric i've never seen before. how can i clean out the air system? -------------------- Buy my Celica $2,500 - http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76562&st=0
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Jun 28, 2007 - 11:16 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 30, '04 From So Cal Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
Wow, some scary stories... How do you prevent these things to happen? Put rat poison in the engine bay area?!?
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Jun 28, 2007 - 11:30 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 13, '05 From Poughkeepsie, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
so this is what i got a FRANTIC Instant message about last night?
its just a mouse... hope they didnt chew nething. --------------------  Kawi Love |
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Jun 28, 2007 - 12:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 16, '02 From New York Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
i was not frantic.
maybe a little frantic, i dont want it to chew my wires or anything. so disgusting. when/if i find them i'm going to put them in your bay Miggy. -------------------- Buy my Celica $2,500 - http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76562&st=0
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Jun 28, 2007 - 8:08 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 9, '06 From Ma Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
You ought to see some of the AC filters we pull out at work......
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Jun 29, 2007 - 9:19 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 16, '02 From New York Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
maybe i will replace my filter while im at it, i think that would make me feel a little better.
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Jun 29, 2007 - 9:29 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 20, '06 From Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 44 (100%) |
you should throw a mouse wheel under the hood and let those guys charge your batterys or something. The St could use any extra power avaliable
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