I know for a fact that vermin can leave a smell in a vehicle. Years ago, I left bags of garbage piled up against an old Volvo I had lying around in my garage. (f'n garbage strike... like we're having now!) Clever me, putting bags of garbage out of dog/cats/bears way. Not so clever leaving window slightly open. My point..... I think it was rats. May have been mice. They climbed up the bags of garbage and had their own Shan-Gri-La to live in. Food AND shelter. Either rats or mice could smell things up. A male cat will really stink things up too when they spray. See any droppings? Nil Odor might help but.... If vermin have gotten in, be careful. Excerpt from this page: http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/pests/mouse.htm --- Mice are much smaller than rats, but they can still do a lot of damage. They destroy food, books, furniture and even appliances with their gnawing, urine and droppings. Worse, mice in the home have been linked to a number of human diseases, including asthma. Because of their small size, they can fit through crevices as small as 1/4 inch wide, making them hard to control. ---
Not to freak ya out --- :) Neil. On 7/24/07, kevin obrien <kevindobrien@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello All: > Sorry about this gross subject... > > My 1990 carat has been sitting parked since last > summer as it was about to throw a rod (bearing went). > > I recently opened it up...and there is a nasty smell > of urine (i think)...kinda like a mouse cage that > hasn't been cleaned. Can mice really smell up a > van...? Ideas? > > Thanks > Kevin > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 >
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