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  1. ScottinBend

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    #4 ScottinBend, Apr 5, 2011
    I would gladly offer my garage as a safe haven for such a car as yours. I can guarantee that the car would be lovingly taken care of and kept free of all vermin. And with the lovely low humidity we have no reason to worry about rust or other types of nasty corrosion.

    Please?

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  2. Justa Jim

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    #5 Justa Jim, Apr 5, 2011
    I was driving a Saturn, we use to have, when the AC fan started to make an awful racket. I turned it off and went to the dealer, which was close by. The service guy comes out and says that the fan is fine, but the mouse died. :lol:

    Jim
     
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    #2 Steve, Apr 4, 2011
    That blows! Are you sure it's not mud, like a mud dauber type wasp nest?
     
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    #3 Crashton, Apr 4, 2011
    Critters love stored cars. Hope they didn't take a liking to the wiring harness too. My Miata only sits for 5 months a year, but I put duct tape over the exhaust pipe & intake snorkel to keep critters out. Having a cat helps too.

    I few years ago a friend of mine could not get his 1913 McCormick Deering to turn over. It has a hand crank. The engine was locked solid. Turns out the cute little mice had built a nest in one of the cylinders. Their urine had corroded the rings & walls of the bore. A real mess to clean out.
     
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    #6 Minidave, Apr 5, 2011
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    Ha! :D

    My son has made a similar offer of his garage in Phoenix, and of course to keep it well exercised, battery topped off, fresh gas etc.

    Actually I may sell it this summer, not driving it is harder on it than daily use and I can hardly get in and out of it anymore....
     
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    #7 TGS91, Apr 5, 2011
    And may I make the magnanimous offer to come over from St. Louie and give it some much needed exercise. Heck I'd even pay for the gas
     
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    #8 Minidave, Apr 5, 2011
    This is what came out of the resonator, it was packed solid!

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    I took it off cause I couldn't get it to come out using a screwdriver or a coat hanger wire...

    Packed solid!

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    Even back into the tail pipe!

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    Once I got it all put back together it fired right up, revved cleanly and sounded the way a Jag motor is supposed to sound!

    Next, I need to get the clutch freed up, then get the reg and insurance up to date and I'll be ready for an exploratory run around the block. I still need new tires and they're hard to find now in this size, surprisingly....
     
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    #9 TGS91, Apr 5, 2011
    Mice Nest?
     
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    #10 Minidave, Apr 5, 2011
    Probably, but do you see the size of those pin oak nuts? Can mice crack those? Cause they're just bits of them left.....

    I was thinking it might be groundsquirrels (chipmunks), since I have a problem with a couple of those too, and I know they can crack those nuts.

    No doubt there are mice in the garage from time to time, I've found the evidence, but I didn't see the typical mouse dropings and such in this mess.

    At any rate, the best cure is to drive it..... often.....then they can't get established like this.
     
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    #11 Crashton, Apr 5, 2011
    I figured critters. Glad they did not damage your E Type.
     
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    #12 Steve, Apr 5, 2011
    Wow, that's impressive. Definitely critters.
     
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    #13 lotsie, Apr 5, 2011
    My old Dodge Dakota had a squirrel nest years ago. Little buggers chewed threw the vacuum lines. Truck still ran, just hissed a bit till I fixed it:lol:.

    Mark