<VV> Car Storage

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

I have owned several Vairs that had evidence of mouse nests in between the 
cylinder barrels. It seems to the mice to be a nice secure place to nest in 
when the car is laid up. This can often be for several years, and so if can 
give the mice a false or real sense of security (depending on how efficient 
the owner is at getting the car going again!). (;-))

In the case of an efficient owner, the mice can, at the end of a long 
period, get a nasty shock when the engine is started. In fact they can get 
fried (or baked, really, I suppose!) unless the owner gives the car a nice 
long warm-up at idle to warm the oil through, in which case they have plenty 
of time to leg it / vamoose / bog off / skedaddle (pick your phrase!)!

When I went through the sheet metal of the nice 65 Vair I brought to the UK 
in 1996, I found a whole lot of friend (baked) mice inside the sheet metal, 
who had been having a considerably detrimental effect on cooling.

I think they can also get up inside the heater ducting on Vairs (the 'fresh' 
(read: oily) air heating), but as far as I know they can't get right inside, 
so there should be no issues with them eating the interior trim. Mice inside 
the heater duct can severely compromise the efficiency of the heater, 
though!

Cheers

Alan

P.S. Sorry if the tone of this email is a bit flippant. I have been 
interviewing a very nice bottle of Chilean red wine. It passed the 
interview. Chilean red wine is very nice. And very cheap. I can recommend 
it.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Czepyha" <ricorvair at cox.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Car Storage


>I have never been infested.
>
> Nor has my car.
>
>> Just wondering if anyone has had any issues with rodent infestation?
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Guy Brandes
>>
>> 65 VAIR 140
>>
>> I would have thought this too, but believe me it didn't work. That car
>> was
>> as rotten as a pear (rust was beginning to lift *everywhere*), and it
>> was
>> only restored last year. We had a very wet summer, and I think it just
>> shows
>> that the Carcoon should be used inside only (as the makers recommend).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Guy Brandes
>> Mercedes-Benz Service Manager
>> Loeber Motors, Inc.
>> 4255 W. Touhy Ave.
>> Lincolnwood, IL 60712
>> T: 847-933-7740
>> F: 847-933-7828
>> gbrandes at loebermotors.com
>> http://www.loebermotors.com
>> -2008 Mercedes-Benz Best Of The Best Awarded Winner-
>>
>>
>>        "We Have sold more Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the last 50 years 
>> than anyone in Illinois."
>>
>> Est. 1936
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