Hi List,
Brand new member here. I recently bought an '84 Westie 1.9L, was driving
through northern Iowa and into MN when I came across a caravan of VW vans going
the other direction. I turned around and met Budd, Darrell, Jim, Chuck, Julia et
al. Truly a moment of divine intervention. My life will never be the same :)
It was so exciting!
I have an unusual situation. My Westie had apparently sat for some time and
acquired at least one uninvited tennant (a mouse). When I acquired the Westie,
I did my OCD cleaning job on it, going into every nook and crannie exploring
and scrubbing. I found evidence of mice by the droppings found in some of the
cabinets along the left side of the van. Needless to say it was gross. I put in
a live mouse trap, but never caught anything so it must have been leftover
from a previous occupation. I think the van hadn't been used, or loved for some
time. So here comes the problem, when I turn on the air flow vents, the one
just to the left of my steering wheel, really weird stuff comes out; insulation,
stuff that falls off trees, stuff that looks like it may be moldy. It's
really creeping me out. This must be where the nest was. I went to the car wash,
removed the vent, and put the super powered suction vacuum to the hole and a ton
of stuff came out. I thought I had it cleaned, but now everytime I use the
vent stuff still comes out so I just don't use it. I want to use it! Okay,
finally here's my question -- how do I totally clean out that vent? And, if I stick
some suction deeper down in that vent, will I harm anything?
Thanks to all to have any suggestions!
-Diana
'84 Westie