Posted August 7, 20159 yr I used aluminizied steel gutter guard to screen the intake to keep mice out. Because it is against the soft hood gasket, i covered the metal with tape.
August 8, 20159 yr Owner We do similar down at the service station. When we are doing oil changes we check the air filter for a mouse party. If so Dan has a roll of steel mesh screen for that purpose.
August 8, 20159 yr Author Every vehicle / air duct cleaner is different... have to be creative at times. Edited August 8, 20159 yr by flagmanruss
August 9, 20159 yr Staff I camped for 9/10 hours at a campground, got in the truck the next morning to start and a chipmunk was scolding me out front of my truck. I became suspicious and popped the hood and found he had chewed the soft rubber cap on the proportioning valve. That Turkey! Now a couple years later a chipmunk was at my back door on the wet side of Oregon. We don't have chipmunks around here, do we?.
August 9, 20159 yr Hadn't opened the hood for a week or so, and look what I found! Really ticked me off!
August 9, 20159 yr Author My truck came with the insulation package... I tried to tighten it up but it was just super mouse habitat. I ripped everything off the hood & the upper cowl box...
I used aluminizied steel gutter guard to screen the intake to keep mice out. Because it is against the soft hood gasket, i covered the metal with tape.