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russgt · 08-28-2011, 10:53 PM

Anyone have any good tips for keeping mice out of my engine compartment on my 02 silverado? The truck had been sitting for about 2 weeks when today I was under the hood checking the oil and just so happened to check the air filter and found this.

67olds · 08-28-2011, 11:04 PM

Man that sucks!! I wouldn't be to happy with that. The best i could give you is to leave poison and traps around if its going to keep sitting like that.

russgt · 08-30-2011, 05:01 PM

I think that I might try that, I just worry about the nieghbors cat hanging around.

67olds · 08-31-2011, 12:31 AM

well if its a smart cat it will only try once...

RossRinSD · 08-31-2011, 12:41 AM

Most of the baits you use require the animal to eat almost half of its body weight in poison. If a mouse eats a lethal dose, its very unlikely that the neigbor's cat can get a lethal dose by eating that dead mouse. You could place glueboards and snap traps inside the engine compartment. But, a couple of bait stations near the truck and along rodent runways should do the trick.

Where did he get the nesting material from, is that home insulation?

heeroyue2002 · 08-31-2011, 12:42 AM

my bro had an issue witha mouse like that. we tossed a bug bomb inside and then next thing u know. dead mouse.

*RUSHNBOBO* · 08-31-2011, 12:57 AM

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Try one of these thingy's ....I heard they work real well until you run into a mouse like this one.

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mitch2264 · 08-31-2011, 08:34 AM

I fought with those buggers off and on several winters ago on my old, beloved 88 2500 Chevy. I finally got Decon and moth balls and scattered it everywhere under the hood and underneath the truck. That seemed to have worked for me. I now have a couple of outside cats and one of them is a hunter--so far rodents have stayed away!

Good luck!

k5hart · 08-31-2011, 08:18 PM

Wow that sucks! Darn mice.

russgt · 08-31-2011, 10:34 PM

I really could care less about the cat, because that nieghbor walks his dog in my ditch every morning. More or less wondering about items that I could place in the engine compartment that wouldn't fall off when I drive the truck. Some of the insulation is from the underside of the hood and some is from the firewall. I havent had any wiring damage yet , or had them inside the truck. I do have alot of small red squirrels that hang around my house (lots of pine trees) so maybe a pellet gun is the answer?

71swb4x4 · 08-31-2011, 10:41 PM

Remove the air filter and spit the mouse out the tailpipe...

*RUSHNBOBO* · 08-31-2011, 11:42 PM

Sometimes you can get lucky like I did when the mouse just happened to be resting between the alternator belt and pulley when I started the truck.

You can visualize what the result was yourself. It was also had the added effect of cool sound effects.

**dmarty** · 09-01-2011, 06:48 AM

It doesn’t look like a mouse to me. Most mouse nests have the stuff chewed up like fine confetti. With the big chunks of insulation I see, I think it’s more like the red squirrels you mentioned. A pellet gun is a good solution or get a rat (not mouse) snap trap and super glue a kernel of corn or a peanut to it. Peanut butter may work too. The squirrels don’t like to be out in the open, they like cover for safety from the hawks. Can you mow any tall grass in the area and trim brush back? They’re probably climbing up your front tires, so put the traps next to the tires and make sure there is no brush nearby that they can climb up to get into your engine compartment that way.

Pop's C-10 · 09-01-2011, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 67olds

well if its a smart cat it will only try once...

russgt · 09-01-2011, 10:23 PM

sighting in the pellet gun

shade67 · 09-08-2011, 11:11 PM

Mice don't like the smell of bounce fabric sheets- it seems to keep them away. those friggin things like to eat the injector wires also! We were told by Chevy dealer to put the bounce in where you don't want them and they will stay away! Has worked well for me!
P.S. it's something only in bounce other brands don't seem to work.

*RUSHNBOBO* · 09-09-2011, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by shade67

Mice don't like the smell of bounce fabric sheets- it seems to keep them away. those friggin things like to eat the injector wires also! We were told by Chevy dealer to put the bounce in where you don't want them and they will stay away! Has worked well for me!
P.S. it's something only in bounce other brands don't seem to work.

What happens if they eat the bounce sheets, does it make their fur nice and soft?

MadManAndrew · 09-10-2011, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RUSHNBOBO

What happens if they eat the bounce sheets, does it make their fur nice and soft?

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**Boog** · 09-11-2011, 05:37 PM

That looks more like a rat's work. I'd say find the opening he's getting in and cover it with some stainless steel wire mesh.
I had a similar deal with a new riding mower. It ran good when I tested it but like crap when I began using it at home. Removed the air cleaner top to find much the same thing. The paper filter had been totally chewed up and had the airway blocked causing it to flood. Even some of the rubber gasket was chewed away.

**bwood** · 09-14-2011, 10:41 PM

I had the same problem with a large rat. I used peanut butter on a snap trap and was going to let the truck sit for a few days. While I was looking it all over the rat poked its head out between the fender and coolant bottle then retreated into the fender. I was able to open the passenger door and see the back of it. I slide a pellet gun into the hole and solved the problem. Here is my original post:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&highlight=rat

old yelr · 11-26-2011, 01:20 AM

I use 1/2" square wire mesh to keep the kritters out of my air boxes.

Weasel Diesel · 11-26-2011, 07:40 AM

All that Fiberglass !! That is one itchy daggone mouse !!

08-28-2011, 10:53 PM	#1
russgt Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vernon, WI Posts: 904	mouse damage? Anyone have any good tips for keeping mice out of my engine compartment on my 02 silverado? The truck had been sitting for about 2 weeks when today I was under the hood checking the oil and just so happened to check the air filter and found this. __________________ 68 stepside 76 blazer 86 Silverado 07 Sierra Z71 17 Max Trailering 6.2 Crew 71 Nova SS My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=363634

08-28-2011, 11:04 PM	#2
67olds Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South-Eastern Wisconsin Posts: 147	Re: mouse damage? Man that sucks!! I wouldn't be to happy with that. The best i could give you is to leave poison and traps around if its going to keep sitting like that.

08-30-2011, 05:01 PM	#3
russgt Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vernon, WI Posts: 904	Re: mouse damage? I think that I might try that, I just worry about the nieghbors cat hanging around. __________________ 68 stepside 76 blazer 86 Silverado 07 Sierra Z71 17 Max Trailering 6.2 Crew 71 Nova SS My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=363634

08-31-2011, 12:31 AM	#4
67olds Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South-Eastern Wisconsin Posts: 147	Re: mouse damage? well if its a smart cat it will only try once...

08-31-2011, 12:41 AM	#5
RossRinSD Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fallbrook, CA Posts: 98	Re: mouse damage? Most of the baits you use require the animal to eat almost half of its body weight in poison. If a mouse eats a lethal dose, its very unlikely that the neigbor's cat can get a lethal dose by eating that dead mouse. You could place glueboards and snap traps inside the engine compartment. But, a couple of bait stations near the truck and along rodent runways should do the trick. Where did he get the nesting material from, is that home insulation?

08-31-2011, 12:42 AM	#6
heeroyue2002 fat old dude Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: fresno, california Posts: 1,424	Re: mouse damage? my bro had an issue witha mouse like that. we tossed a bug bomb inside and then next thing u know. dead mouse. __________________ 1972 c-10 shortbed 350/400 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389157 1968 workhorse http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446216 Accepting part donations

08-31-2011, 12:57 AM	#7
RUSHNBOBO Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Placerville Ca. Posts: 982	Re: mouse damage? Try one of these thingy's ....I heard they work real well until you run into a mouse like this one.:

08-31-2011, 08:34 AM	#8
mitch2264 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 17	Re: mouse damage? I fought with those buggers off and on several winters ago on my old, beloved 88 2500 Chevy. I finally got Decon and moth balls and scattered it everywhere under the hood and underneath the truck. That seemed to have worked for me. I now have a couple of outside cats and one of them is a hunter--so far rodents have stayed away! Good luck! __________________ 1997 GMC Sierra SLE C1500 5.7 2005 Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum 2009 Toyota Venza

08-31-2011, 08:18 PM	#9
k5hart Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charleston, South Carolina Posts: 1,370	Re: mouse damage? Wow that sucks! Darn mice. __________________ 2006 Silverado CCSB, 1939 Ford Sedan, 1962 BelAir Wagon, 1976 Vega Panel Charleston, South Carolina

08-31-2011, 10:34 PM	#10
russgt Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vernon, WI Posts: 904	Re: mouse damage? I really could care less about the cat, because that nieghbor walks his dog in my ditch every morning. More or less wondering about items that I could place in the engine compartment that wouldn't fall off when I drive the truck. Some of the insulation is from the underside of the hood and some is from the firewall. I havent had any wiring damage yet , or had them inside the truck. I do have alot of small red squirrels that hang around my house (lots of pine trees) so maybe a pellet gun is the answer? __________________ 68 stepside 76 blazer 86 Silverado 07 Sierra Z71 17 Max Trailering 6.2 Crew 71 Nova SS My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=363634

08-31-2011, 10:41 PM	#11
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: mouse damage? Remove the air filter and spit the mouse out the tailpipe... __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

08-31-2011, 11:42 PM	#12
RUSHNBOBO Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Placerville Ca. Posts: 982	Re: mouse damage? Sometimes you can get lucky like I did when the mouse just happened to be resting between the alternator belt and pulley when I started the truck. You can visualize what the result was yourself. It was also had the added effect of cool sound effects.

09-01-2011, 06:48 AM	#13
dmarty Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Verona, WI Posts: 97	Re: mouse damage? It doesn’t look like a mouse to me. Most mouse nests have the stuff chewed up like fine confetti. With the big chunks of insulation I see, I think it’s more like the red squirrels you mentioned. A pellet gun is a good solution or get a rat (not mouse) snap trap and super glue a kernel of corn or a peanut to it. Peanut butter may work too. The squirrels don’t like to be out in the open, they like cover for safety from the hawks. Can you mow any tall grass in the area and trim brush back? They’re probably climbing up your front tires, so put the traps next to the tires and make sure there is no brush nearby that they can climb up to get into your engine compartment that way. __________________ 72 GMC Sierra Grande SWB 402 BB A/C (Owned it since 1973) 99 Silverado 1500 LT with 315K miles (RIP) 2012 GMC Sierra SLT

09-01-2011, 10:23 PM	#15
russgt Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vernon, WI Posts: 904	Re: mouse damage? sighting in the pellet gun __________________ 68 stepside 76 blazer 86 Silverado 07 Sierra Z71 17 Max Trailering 6.2 Crew 71 Nova SS My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=363634

09-08-2011, 11:11 PM	#16
shade67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portage, WI Posts: 89	Re: mouse damage? Mice don't like the smell of bounce fabric sheets- it seems to keep them away. those friggin things like to eat the injector wires also! We were told by Chevy dealer to put the bounce in where you don't want them and they will stay away! Has worked well for me! P.S. it's something only in bounce other brands don't seem to work. __________________ Scott 66 chevy short step 327 4speed 67 chevy Short Fleet tpi 350 700r4 72 chevy K10 swb 01 GMC Sierra 01 Pontiac Bonneville



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09-11-2011, 05:37 PM	#19
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 12,957	Re: mouse damage? That looks more like a rat's work. I'd say find the opening he's getting in and cover it with some stainless steel wire mesh. I had a similar deal with a new riding mower. It ran good when I tested it but like crap when I began using it at home. Removed the air cleaner top to find much the same thing. The paper filter had been totally chewed up and had the airway blocked causing it to flood. Even some of the rubber gasket was chewed away. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

09-14-2011, 10:41 PM	#20
bwood Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denison, Texas Posts: 1,919	Re: mouse damage? I had the same problem with a large rat. I used peanut butter on a snap trap and was going to let the truck sit for a few days. While I was looking it all over the rat poked its head out between the fender and coolant bottle then retreated into the fender. I was able to open the passenger door and see the back of it. I slide a pellet gun into the hole and solved the problem. Here is my original post: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&highlight=rat __________________ 1998 GMC Sierra SLE 1/2 ton 2WD 305 Vortec -Gibson Stainless Cat Back Swept Side -SS Wheels 2005 Honda CRF250R 2006 Honda CRF150F

11-26-2011, 01:20 AM	#21
old yelr Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 164	Re: mouse damage? I use 1/2" square wire mesh to keep the kritters out of my air boxes.

11-26-2011, 07:40 AM	#22
Weasel Diesel Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chesterfield, Va. Posts: 339	Re: mouse damage? All that Fiberglass !! That is one itchy daggone mouse !!

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