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Originally Posted by Anti_Rice_Guy
Somehow I have a mouse or something that keeps trying to make a nest in the rather large gap between my engine block and intake manifold of my truck. Idk how, considering I drive everyday, and we've never seen any mice, or any signs of them.
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My daughter said that when I started the car the other day, she saw mice run out from under the car. The little pissers are a real pain. They go into the garbage can, chew up any napkins, paper towels, etc and use them to make the nest. I inspected the nest material and found a lot of my wife's hair in it (brunet and long). So I know the paper comes from the garbage can. And my car is a daily driver.
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Originally Posted by B4C
Get rid of them before they chew the wires! put some poison out
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I know! On my '40 Ford coupe, they ate spark plug wires right down to the core!
I can see that they chewed up the corrugated plastic housing that the wires run in, but it does not look like they are chewing the wires yet. That would mess up the injectors, based upon where their nest is.
Last night I spread out some mouse poison. Not a lot, just about two table spoons where they walk along the wall. Its all gone.
Here is a tip: When using mouse poison, never open the entire bait package and set it out (regardless of instructions). Because what happens is the mice find this bonanza of food and take it all back to the nest, where they die, and 95% of the poison is wasted. If only a small amount is put out, they stop and eat it on the spot, and don't bring it back to the nest. So the poison gets into the mice faster, is not stored and wasted, and you get rid of mice quicker. Just a little of the dry poison pellets will do the trick.
BTW, I put moth balls in the boats for the winter. The moth balls does a great job of keeping mice and rodents away. So far, never had a mouse problem in the boats. Just remember, moth balls are poison. Just 5-7 balls eaten by an adult will cause a long, lingering painful death. Worst form of suicide going.
Moth balls work by EVAPORATING. They go from a solid to a gas, and fill the immediate area with poison gas. Thats why they work so well in dresser draws and boats with covers. The enclosed area keeps the gas in, and kills any intruders.