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Easy entrance for mice into any 940 900

posted by  someone claiming to be Peter Penguin on  Fri Sep 13 12:53 CST 2002 [RELATED]

That's right... the side compartments. Inside, attached to the outside body wall are plastic housings, oval shaped and about 5 inches deep. Underneath these housings, you can feel an opening to the ouside (beneath the bumper). There is also a rubber flap, that must open when vacuum from sufficient speed pulls it open to vent interior air.

Anyhow, I built two little covers out of hardware cloth ( 1/4") that fit over them, so that air can get out and no mice can get in.

Mothballs, bleach spray, Febreze... all help with getting the smell out.
Hopefully I've removed my last dead mouse out of there.

p.s. Turns out it was the wife's damn bird feeder that drew the mice to the carport. When I discovered their hidden nest, it had about 2 pounds of sunflower seeds in it!!!

Then to top the whole day off, I line the 945 with a tarp and load it up with all the junk from the carport... and drive 4 miles accross town to the transfer station (dump)... only to discover when I arrive that I forgot my wallet! Had to drive all the way back again to get it with a car full of junk... and then go back again!

Damn them mice!





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