About a year ago, I thought I'd show my friends 4 yo son the engine of
my new Honda Accord. He was really into cars at that time. To the
point of being able to sit still while looking through actual shop
manuals with me. Anyway......

Upon opening the hood of the Honda, a small bird flew out of the
engine compartment! We were both surprised. I'm pretty sure he thought
it somewhat normal for birds to fly out of engine compartments after
that.

Birds are one thing, but watch out for mice too!

Neil.

81 AC.

On 1/17/07, Jim Felder <felder@knology.net> wrote:
> My westy was down for about three weeks a couple of years back when
> the transmission was out for a rebuild. I closed the rear hatch but
> had not put the lid on the engine. Some enterprising wrens discovered
> the opening and flew up into the cabin, where they built a sprawling
> nest in the parcel shelf.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Jan 17, 2007, at 10:26 AM, Mike Riley wrote:
>
> > I had the same mouse nest in my van!!got it out with repeated yard
> > blower applications to all the vents in turn. Got it all out with
> > no smell left
> > mike
> >
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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