Hey Y'all, been awhile...

Stored the Westy at my father-in-laws pole-barn over
winter and had a few visitors that did some
significant damage. The pop-top canvas has several
large holes in it and the urine smell is overwhelming.
There were three nests. two accessed through the
pop-top canvas on the upper sleeping area and one
underneath the sink.

Reparations:
Will have to replace the pop-top canvas. To eliminate
the odor from the sleeping pads I filled a baby pool
full of water and ammonia, removed the foam from the
fabric covers and soaked the foam in the baby pool.
Still drying in the garage 3 days later. The covers I
washed in cold water at the laundrymat with ammonia
added as well. My brother-in-law also suggested
placing a bucket of water  with ammonia inside the
Westy to eliminate the remaining odor--preferably on a
hot day. Also using a febreze-like agent to help
eliminate odor.

Question:
The three nests consisted of paper toweling from a
roll I had stored under the sink and yellow insulation
material. My question is this, where should I look for
the damage to the insulation?

Also, since this occurred, my temp gauge has been
having spells. After running on its normal course it
will, intermittently, climb quickly to the top of the
gauge with the red light blinking. It goes away fairly
quickly but is disconcerting. Possible electric/wiring
issue from the mouse gnawing?

Finally, is there a good mouse-proofing procedure?

Thanks!

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Chris Rowland
a5ym3tr1c@yahoo.com
'85 Westy - "Tinkerbell"

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