<VV> Plugs And Pinging and Rodents

[J R Read_HML]

Ron,

A determined rodent can eat through the heater hoses and can get to the 
interior or the engine from there.  They will take the rear seat stuffing 
and use them on top of the cylinder heads.

Do you use a car cover?  Does ANY PART of it ever touch the ground?  If so, 
you've been lucky so far - or have mice that are well fed elsewhere.

Yes, a mouse can go between the slots leading to the plenum.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Plugs And Pinging


> Not so, what heater openings where?  Only the drain holes behind the rear 
> window are possibilities and they don't exist on wagons and would be easy 
> to plug with a small screen.  I'm assuming that the louver spacing for 
> engine air is small enough to keep mice out.  I have never had mice in a 
> Corvair.
> RonH
>
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Plugs And Pinging
>
>
>> Not So.  There are other ways in - like the fresh air heater for one.
>> Later, JR
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
>> To: "Smitty" <vairologist at cox.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Plugs And Pinging
>>
>>
>>> That's why it's important to retain all of the original shrouding and
>>> thermostats as with them, there's no rodent entrance to the engine. 
>>> Only
>>> those with poorly maintained vehicles can have that problem.
>>> RonH
>>>
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