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Offline lonewolf5348

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MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« on: August 12, 2011, 04:05:48 PM »
I like to ask how to keep the Mice out of the truck engine area?I was upstate this weekend and the first time in 40 plus years never did get a mice in the truck.I did this past weekend I did set the traps and got him but would like to ask any idea or what do people use to combat this problem.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2011, 02:02:19 AM »
Moth balls or dryer sheets seem to work in my boat over the winter.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2011, 03:00:08 AM »
I here bounce fabric material works along with hagging a air fresher (Pine Smell) for the interior and Peppermint Oil on cotton balls inside the engine area.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2011, 03:45:54 AM »
Had the same problem with a camper. Moth balls cured the problem.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2011, 08:14:54 AM »
 i hang empty washer fluid bottles baited with dog food, they go in and cant get out, keep the caps handy to cover them because they will stink. Each usually catches 4 or so.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2011, 09:01:02 AM »
Never had that problem with mice, at least never noticed it.  Have had that problem with cats, and squirrels.  Guess they crawled in there to be next to the warm engine.  Start engine to drive away, problem solved. 

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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2011, 12:16:54 PM »
Quote from: Sourdough on August 13, 2011, 09:01:02 AM
Start engine to drive away, problem solved.

Unless of course their next to the belts, and then it's "problem doubled down" besides the mess.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2011, 10:06:35 PM »
those little buggers used to take my dogs dry dog food and fill up the air cleaner on my truck. :o
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2011, 07:59:07 AM »
My wife’s new Lexus only had 2-3K on it, she went out one morning to go to work and it wouldn’t start, I tried jumping it, still no luck.  Since there is no local Lexus dealer I called Toyota, they sent a wrecker out and hauled it to their shop. I followed them and was there when the mechanic started his check.  He found the wire harness at the point it entered the firewall completely eaten through by rats, everything was shorted out.  I called my insurance company and they told them to “fix it,’ $2,200.00 later we drove it home.

I was advised to use a type of rat and mouse bait that has a hole in the center, I took a wire-tie and put several pieces in the engine compartment, haven’t had anymore problems with rats.  I live in the city, it’s a remote area on the edge of town by a lake which attracts a lot of wildlife so we also adopted a big black tom cat, he is a holy terror on rats and mice haven’t seen any evidence of them since he moved in.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2011, 11:14:24 AM »
mothballs work for lot's of things. We had yellowjackets build nest up under the support caps of our pool and just for the heck of it I put a couple balls in each cap,haven't had bee's of any kind in 3 years. I have a small cupboard on the porch where every winter mice could be found so I just stored the box in it and no mice since.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2011, 07:29:39 PM »
+1 on the mothballs, they seem to work.
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2011, 07:56:35 PM »
Mothballs?  Boy you guys must have some pretty big moths in your area.
 
 
 
 
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Re: MICE IN THE TRUCK ENGINE AREA
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2011, 12:50:17 AM »
I was going to add this earlier........

I place a half a dozen moth balls in old socks. Tie a knot in the top of each one, and come spring, I place them in an old coffee can or other sealable container and they're ready for use the next time I need them.

Had problems with mice under the "hood" of my outboard one winter. Placed sock with mothballs inside and voila...... no more vermin.
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