I wonder if you could use either steel wool or green scrubby pads stuffed on
these areas instead of wire mesh?

Mike B.

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From: "John Reynolds" <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:16 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mice prevention, was : Heater knee bar cross beam

> I'm down on poison, we have dogs & chickens running around. But I'll have
> to keep traps going.
>
>
> My mouse plan is as follows; ( 1st two done years ago)
>
>
> Mesh over battery vent holes
> Plugged holes behind driver side headlight
> Block off openings around intake grill ( behind upper grill)
> Plug knee bar tunnel
> Wire mesh inside all tubes leading to heater box
> Wire mesh behind B  pillar vents in door jambs
> Install mouse neutron bomb trap
>
>
> Last, but not least keep traps when camping. Believe me,I think they get
> in right through the door jambs.
>
>
> On running 100 miles a month, not here where salt is used nov thru
> april,even May!
>
>
> John
> LiMBO
>
>
> Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>I've posted
> this many times.
> All I *ever* do, with excellent results,  is  get those small yellow
> triangular boxes of mouse poison at the grocery store ..
> and put them in places like under work benches in sheds, behind
> refrigerators ..
> and if I had a van sitting for a long time...
> in a few corners here and there.
>
> I have never had anything but 'you never see them again' with this method.
> Been doing it 25 yrs or so.
>
> it's also really important to air out sitting vehicles of course, don't
> leave them under trees, and so forth.
>
> 'not using them' is just plane bad for them.
> Even driving an old vehicle 100 miles a month is not enough to keep it
> healthy.
>
>
> Can't say enough how important ventilation is.
> I've got a van in my shop here now, it will take months for the mold smell
> to get out of it, and I've got it sitting indoors in a dry climate  with
> all
> windows and doors open.   Incense helps, both smell wise and spiritually,
> for these super fine irreplaceable vans !
>
> on all my outside vehicles, some dozen or so, on nice days ....at least
> half
> of them get opened up and aired out.  Including, and especially, trunks on
> sedans.
>
> So easy to care for and preserve actually.
>
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