Squirrels
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From: Riverview Florida
Squirrels
I have had to put one of my Vettes outside under a cover to make room for a new project. My neighborhood is full of squirrels who delight in climbing up under cars to nest (my occasionally-driven Isuzu smells like a smoker when I start it due to the acorns the critters pack on top of the converter). The driver's side window on the covered car doesn't close all the way and I know the squirrels will find their way inside the car.
Any good ideas or methods to keep the little guys out from under the cover?
Any good ideas or methods to keep the little guys out from under the cover?
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
I had a medium sized red squirrel (nasty bugger!) get inside my 78' when I had it in a portable storage unit (tent) and he made a nest in the rear corner. Chewed up some insulation but no wires before I found it. I had left the pass side window open an inch and in he came. You need to make sure the windows are closed up tight anyway you can. Also, if you have a bird feeder, get rid of it. You can try throwing moth ***** around and under the car but I'm not sure how effective it is. When I pulled the rear speakers out, there must have been a hundred acorns stashed away for a long winter. I usually try to trap and relocate the little buggers. My PU has been in the tent for years and I never had a problem as I keep everything closed up tight. Good luck,
Gary
Gary
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From: Kingston Ontario
Those buggers cost me a transmission. They chewed the wires up near the hood at the computer, of course it's the tranny shifting wires. My wife knew our 2000 Blazer had a bog and thats what she thought it was. It was in fact her driving everwhere in 3rd. Taking off too. She toasted the tranny because of this. Wire insulation is soy based, thats why they like it. Keep these buggers out. Pellet gun helps.
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only problem here is that the little buggers usually crawl way back into a hole to die. You don't know they expired up under the dash until the smell coming off the maggot infested puddle of ooze on the carpet draws all the neighborhood canines who rip the car cover to shreds trying to get to their gourmet lunch
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only problem here is that the little buggers usually crawl way back into a hole to die. You don't know they expired up under the dash until the smell coming off the maggot infested puddle of ooze on the carpet draws all the neighborhood canines who rip the car cover to shreds trying to get to their gourmet lunch
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From: Ontario
They are clever creatures but I must admit I feed them peanuts. The winters here in Canada are long and they need sustenance.
I have both squirrels and chipmunks. They are very competitive and normally the smaller chipmunks win out in a mini-battle for the nuts.
Last November before winter descended the Wife told me our electric dryer in the basement was not working well. Darn, it's only a year old and under warranty; I better call a technician. But I first better check the vent system. I did. The little chipmunk had lifted the outside vent flap on numerous occasions and deposited his winter hoard in my basement. You can laugh at this until you realize that that little stash could have caught fire! Yes, a house fire. My outside vent now has a steel mesh shield as well as a plastic flap. They are cute but they can be deadly. Having said that I could not take a rifle to these creatures: they are just trying to do what we all are: live and survive.
As to your problem, about six bars of Irish Spring in the car will take care of it.
I have both squirrels and chipmunks. They are very competitive and normally the smaller chipmunks win out in a mini-battle for the nuts.
Last November before winter descended the Wife told me our electric dryer in the basement was not working well. Darn, it's only a year old and under warranty; I better call a technician. But I first better check the vent system. I did. The little chipmunk had lifted the outside vent flap on numerous occasions and deposited his winter hoard in my basement. You can laugh at this until you realize that that little stash could have caught fire! Yes, a house fire. My outside vent now has a steel mesh shield as well as a plastic flap. They are cute but they can be deadly. Having said that I could not take a rifle to these creatures: they are just trying to do what we all are: live and survive.
As to your problem, about six bars of Irish Spring in the car will take care of it.
Last edited by Paul L; Feb 21, 2010 at 06:48 PM.
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The heater fan in my wife's '03 daily driver started making a rapping noise.
This is what I found. Must of though he found one heck of a nice running wheel.
How he got in there is beyond me?
This is what I found. Must of though he found one heck of a nice running wheel.
How he got in there is beyond me?
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