HI all,
Well, today I took the truck back to the dealer to give him (company) another chance. I also took the pages out of their manual that covers the wiper--they had a good laugh reading them, as they aren't very good! After two hour I got my truck back--he did find the problem, and it was rodent chewing on the wire harness--within inches of the motor plug--why none of us saw it before is still a mystery! We had a good laugh over the documentation, and we all wondered why it was so hard to see!
No charge either! The guy felt bad that he didn't find it the first time, especially since I asked him pointedly if he had done the tests.
So now, how do I keep the rodents out of the truck--and Linda's car??? And my Ts!!!! Any ideas??
And, no Dryer Sheets won't do it!!
T'ake care,
David D.
PS I have about $400 now tied up in this event (new switch, new wiper motor, and the dealer analysis & repair (best spent $$ of the whole deal, it turns out. I told the deal I take back all the bad words I said when the new wiper motor didn't work. The guy laughed--at least they have a sense of humor!)) Stupid rodents!
David, there's a rodent thread running currently here on the forum.
Any speed over about 30 MPH should keep the rodents from getting in.
Mr. Dewey In my line of work I have found that rodents love Toyota wiring harnesses. I have seen them tear up the rubber intake hoses. And they seem to love the injector wiring as well
Dick,
Yes, but it's about stored cars--I need something that can stay under the hood when I' driving-or at least be quickly removable so I can take it out and put it back when I'm leaving & when I'm parking. Wish I could afford to put up a real garage for the modern cars--but even my (already full) shop garages do not have sealed walls/doors as they are also infested.
Ken--How do I park the car at 30 mph??
T'
David D.
Don't you have cats, David?
Ricks,
When we moved here, there was "Old Mama Cat" who lived here, and accepted the change in humans inhabiting her home. She had kittens, and we had hopes they would take over, but none of them survived, or hung around here. We can't have them in the house; allergies & pet birds. Someone dumped two kittens at one of my Docents' homes, so we brought them here, and they did fairly well for a while, but one wanted to be an inside cat and wandered over to a neighbor who would allow it in (they were pretty cute black & white kittens). The other we found on the road, flattened. That was the last time we tried to keep a cat around. BTW, the skunks and possums usually ate most of the cat food.
Mama cat was found one morning laying underneath my truck at "room temperature." We gave her a proper burial in honor of her years of faithful duty. After she was gone a female Peacock adopted us and kept snakes, etc. away a couple of years; but she disappeared one day too. Now the Deer, etc. have the run of the place & we can't keep a vegetable garden because of them---AAARGH!!
T'
David D.
PS I often find one of my neighbors cats sleeping under my "upper garage" porch, but she doesn't apparently realize the garage is full of "live food."
How about an ultrasound rodent repelling device available at farm and home type stores?
Well, I am open to Harry's idea, although my infested garage has one of them, actually all my storage areas have at least one, but I still see droppings.
Any opinions? (Like I have to ask if this group has opinions?????)
T'
David D.
PS Karl; your observation worries me! I do note that my old '79 Toyota P/U "farmed out" to alongside my upper garage has had all the smog and cruise control wiring eaten up by them buggers. I think it will have to go to one of them "donor" organizations--although it's got a decent 20R engine with domed pistons and a calif. legal Webber carb--and a new radiator too! I sorta hate to see that go to the wrecker.
I save my drained antifreeze and have several bucket traps in my shed. I put them where my dogs can't get them and empty the well preserved vermin out when I go out there and replenish the peanut butter. I've not seen a barn cat out there but have had a number of rattle snakes in the shed, coyotes outside, and at least one mountain lion has been in the area.
Dave I have not actually tried one of the ultrasound units but I wonder if they have enough audio output to cover your garage. Possibly adding a small Radio Shack audio amplifier, a mic to pick up from the repelling device, and a couple of speakers. Just a thought.
My late neighbor manufactured those pest repellers, and liked that people could be made to believe they would work.
D-con in a box that only vermin can get into works good. Just make sure no predator like an owl is eating them. They say you can use a black light to find their urine trails, and put the box there. Tim Moore knows all about this stuff, as it's his profession. If he doesn't respond to this thread, David, I'll shoot you his email.
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Looked up the ultrasound units on Google and found Amazon.com was a good source. There was one that covers 3000 sq feet. The reviews varied however. Some said they work wonders, other said they did not help in their case. The 3000sf unit ran around $80.00. Probably amounts to where it is put, what obstacles does the sound have to deal with. A solution may amount to using more than one option.