My GTV might not be a V6, but I did find broken acorns on top of the brake MC the other day presumably by squirrels . Looks like they were using it as a table and having their meals there. I looked for candles-in-a-Chianti-bottle or a wine list but spotted neither. I cleaned out the shells and put in fabric softener sheet ( http://www.kitchenchick.com/2006/01/the_war_against_1.html) which I hope will discourage them to take up dining under my hood.
Bruce GTV snoozing under a blanket of snow here in the DC area. Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:17:45 +0000 (UTC) > From: Rastinejad <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [alfa] Rats > > May be not rats, but mice can sometimes carry acorns into the timing belt > covers and I have seen pieces of acorn shell in there. A piece of acorn > shell on the belt can certainly cause a slip at the crank. Perhaps the lack > of oil leaks from your blocked tensioner has removed the mouse deterrent > that the Alfa engineers had so thoughtfully incorporated into their design! > > I found it a good idea to set some mouse traps and check them regularly to > keep the mouse population under control and your Alfas out of harm's way. -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
