fortunately we don't have the packers here ... 
#&#! Rats! ... grrrr
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From: Waikerie
#&#! Rats! ... grrrr
HEEEELLLLPPP!!!!
Storing my '69 F350 in a shed out of town. problem is ... it's not far enough out to get away from the rats.
They've found a way in and been ... depositing in the cab.
So ... how are they getting in? Where should I look for the main entrance way into Villa de'F350?
Storing my '69 F350 in a shed out of town. problem is ... it's not far enough out to get away from the rats.
They've found a way in and been ... depositing in the cab.
So ... how are they getting in? Where should I look for the main entrance way into Villa de'F350?
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From: DeWitt Ne.
Watch out for them pack rats also. Went and looked at a 77 F100 and from fenderwell to fenderwell down to the crossmember it was stuffed with gnawed off sections of evergreen branches. Couldnt even tell it had an engine in it. Good luck with it, hope you find a solution.
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Does the rubber seal around your doors have any gaps? It doesn't take much. They can get through a hole not much larger than a quarter.
Check the seal around the steering column too.
There is a drain hole for the cowl on the sides of the cab in front of the doors, this would provide access to a large varmint and I assume that there is another hole under the cowl for air access into the cab but I would have to see one with the cowl ripped off to be sure.
Try putting masking tape over any and every hole you can find, Jerry will chew through it on his next outing and show you his point of entry.
Good luck.
Check the seal around the steering column too.
There is a drain hole for the cowl on the sides of the cab in front of the doors, this would provide access to a large varmint and I assume that there is another hole under the cowl for air access into the cab but I would have to see one with the cowl ripped off to be sure.
Try putting masking tape over any and every hole you can find, Jerry will chew through it on his next outing and show you his point of entry.
Good luck.
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From: in the springs
Dryer Sheets For Some Reason Keep The Little Buggers Out
Not Sure How They Get In But I Know I Had Some Get In My Truck Last Time I Stored It Went To Check On It And Had An Older Freiind Tell Me To Put A Box Of Bounce Dryer Sheets All Around In The Cab And It Worked For Me.
Not Sure How They Get In But I Know I Had Some Get In My Truck Last Time I Stored It Went To Check On It And Had An Older Freiind Tell Me To Put A Box Of Bounce Dryer Sheets All Around In The Cab And It Worked For Me.
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Check around the firewall for ANY open spaces around wiring or the like. I had some take residence in my '69 and they were getting thru where I put temp sender cable thru. I had a grommet slit to fit over and into hole, but they pushed it thru and got in. It was strange cause one day I got in and found the grommet sitting on the floorboard. It didn't hit me how/why it got there til I saw the little critter come running out from under passenger seat while I was driving!! Oops! Then I found paper towels all chewed up under seat. I then put traps inside the truck while it sat in garage, and got the b$%##d. Then I put more traps in garage and caught his family too!
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My Dad's 78 F-150 was stored for a while with a transmission problem. It had an exhaust system that I made which was some short pipes off the headers then glasspaks with no tail pipes. After storing it for a couple months, we changed the transmission. It just didn't seem to run very well after that, lacking power and getting bad mileage. Finally one day the next fall, I happened to look under when it was idleing. You know when you can see the steam coming from the exhaust? It was only coming from one side. Upon investigation, the right glasspak was completely clogged-with a mouse nest! That material was jammed in there so hard that it actually took a long drill to get it to come loose. The whole time it was driven before discovering this, all the exhaust from the right bank must have been going through the heat crossover in the intake manifold!!! No wonder it wouldn't make any power, that crossover is only about an inch in diameter!
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Once mice find a way into a vehicle, it's VERY hard to keep them out. I used to have an old '68 F250 that I kept parked at my dads' house in the country when I wasn't using it, and I couldn't keep the mice out of that thing. Of course, it had plenty of rust holes for them to get in through. I tried everything: mothballs, cedar blocks, etc. The mice actually took material from the seat and made a nest in the glovebox. I remember opening the door one day to find a mouse sitting on the door sill! Eventually I sold the truck to a guy here in town, and he's still driving it.
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From: in the springs
i used to have a glove box it was since chewed up into a fiber board nest for at least 2 mouse families. i evicted the nest with some heavy gloves on and then put the dryer sheets all over the cab and didnt have another problem.