Well, two things I did that REALLY didn't help

1. left the engine lid off for a while
2. never buttoned up the fresh air ram intake project I started at
time of engine swap. i.e. that grill never got put back on.

image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pPZ4oE30zCw/UPw5UpPgZZI/AAAAAAAAGpY/zvDhbX-iUTw/s720/air%2520intake.jpg

I just left a half baked flap installed in there that I'd fully
intended to wire to a lever at the dash.

Looking at things today, I bet it's even possible the lil bugger got
in the rectangular hole at the front pillar (shown in image) but
that's unlikely.

I would choose to play loud Maynard Ferguson.   ;)

Really though.

Mouse traps. (thought; tie the trap down!) One of those things that
emits a high pitched sound. A solid mouser cat. Female and hungry.

I'm not want to kill things, but right now, I'd be hard pressed to not
drop a brick or 5 on any rodent in or around my bus. And that includes
those "cute" squirrels. (aka tree rats) Ok. Rant off now.

;^)

Neil.

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 8:33 PM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote:
>
>> Needless to say, try not to let this happen to you!
>
>
> begs the question; what do you do to stop it?
>
> - van cat
> - mouse traps
> - poisonous washer fluid
> - sonic terrors
> - drive the van and play loud rock and rolll
>
>

--
Neil n

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