bearskin Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 either a rat or squirrel has got under my hood and chewed some of the wiring on the motor. anybody have a cure for this? please serious answers only.....thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bozodog Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 It's tough to repel them from an open place like a car... Do you keep the car in a garage? Do you, or your neighbors have a bird feeder?Some repellents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Wrap some mothballs in cheesecloth and hang it somewhere in the engine compartment (master cylinder?). Don't let it touch the engine or exhaust. The only other recourse is a .22 and make squirrel stew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Just a guess, but dilute some hot pepper sauce and spray it around the engine compartment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irregularjoe Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Just a guess, but dilute some hot pepper sauce and spray it around the engine compartment.Mmmmmmm.......Squirrel Jambalaya in hot pepper sauce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Just a guess, but dilute some hot pepper sauce and spray it around the engine compartment.Mmmmmmm.......Squirrel Jambalaya in hot pepper sauce. Now I am hungry for squirrel. I have dozens of fat happy ones running around my yard squirreling away the butternuts from my tree. I had to yell at one storing the nuts on my truck's engine. Must be he wanted them cooked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irregularjoe Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) Just a guess, but dilute some hot pepper sauce and spray it around the engine compartment.Mmmmmmm.......Squirrel Jambalaya in hot pepper sauce. Now I am hungry for squirrel. I have dozens of fat happy ones running around my yard squirreling away the butternuts from my tree. I had to yell at one storing the nuts on my truck's engine. Must be he wanted them cooked.LOLI had hordes of them in NY and CT. They were always around. Out here I hardly ever see any. I guess they are smart enough to avoid this rediculous heat, unlike myself. Either that or the snakes and Gila Monsters eat them all. Edited October 16, 2009 by irregularjoe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Most likely rats.They are attracted to the wiring because of sodium used in the insulation that they confuse with salt.My solution was to buy some of those rat poison blocks and super glue them to the firewall (inside of engine compartment) where other animals (cats etc, select the locations carefully) . Use the ones that say they kill on a single feeding. Mist them with a little salt water for best effect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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