Well, two things I did that REALLY didn't help 1. left the engine lid off for a while 2. never buttoned up the fresh air ram intake project I started at time of engine swap. i.e. that grill never got put back on. image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pPZ4oE30zCw/UPw5UpPgZZI/AAAAAAAAGpY/zvDhbX-iUTw/s720/air%2520intake.jpg I just left a half baked flap installed in there that I'd fully intended to wire to a lever at the dash. Looking at things today, I bet it's even possible the lil bugger got in the rectangular hole at the front pillar (shown in image) but that's unlikely. I would choose to play loud Maynard Ferguson. ;) Really though. Mouse traps. (thought; tie the trap down!) One of those things that emits a high pitched sound. A solid mouser cat. Female and hungry. I'm not want to kill things, but right now, I'd be hard pressed to not drop a brick or 5 on any rodent in or around my bus. And that includes those "cute" squirrels. (aka tree rats) Ok. Rant off now. ;^) Neil. On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote: > >> Needless to say, try not to let this happen to you! > > > begs the question; what do you do to stop it? > > - van cat > - mouse traps > - poisonous washer fluid > - sonic terrors > - drive the van and play loud rock and rolll > >
-- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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