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| How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #291027] |
Fri, 27 November 2015 07:59  |
biggreen
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A project in my shop has forced me to relocate my GMC to the outside yard. I'm in NE Florida, so no issues other than squirrels and their cousins possible relocation to my engine bay. What works to keep them out? I heard pure peppermint oil soaked cotton balls. Anyone try this? Thanks and Happy Holidays.
R.D.
Northeast Florida
77 ex-Palm Beach 403
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| Re: How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #291322 is a reply to message #291027] |
Tue, 01 December 2015 15:50  |
Carl S.
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biggreen wrote on Fri, 27 November 2015 06:59A project in my shop has forced me to relocate my GMC to the outside yard. I'm in NE Florida, so no issues other than squirrels and their cousins possible relocation to my engine bay. What works to keep them out? I heard pure peppermint oil soaked cotton balls. Anyone try this? Thanks and Happy Holidays.
http://www.rid-a-rat.com/
It works.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #297542 is a reply to message #291320] |
Thu, 17 March 2016 13:19 |
Rob
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An *extremely* old bump… But I wanted to send an update on my rodent situation from this winter… I've always had mice on my batteries (front and back), on top of the Onan and on top of the intake manifold of the engine.
This season, I put down moth balls near these spots and no longer see *any* evidence of rodents. Hard to say if it would work universally or not - but I wanted to update the thread with my empirical findings...
Rob
Victoria, BC
76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
On 2015-12-01, at 1:39 PM, larry.whisler wrote:
> Has anyone tried moth balls on top of the engine while in storage to keep
> the rodents out?
>
> larry
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| Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #297550 is a reply to message #297542] |
Thu, 17 March 2016 15:02 |
powwerjon
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Rob,
I too have used Mothballs for rodent control too and it works very well, I have also used Mint Tea Bags with similar results. While I was at our local ACE hardware yesterday they were selling new device for packrats which are more abundant in the southwest part of the U.S.. It consist of a small but bright flashing strobe light assembly. In testing it drives out the little critters as they are nocturnal and they don’t like the bright flashing lights. Haven’t tried it myself, but it may be a solution if you have packrats issues.
J.R. Wright
30' Buskirk Stretch
Michigan
On Location in Tucson
> On Mar 17, 2016, at 11:19 AM, Rob wrote:
>
> An *extremely* old bump… But I wanted to send an update on my rodent situation from this winter… I've always had mice on my batteries (front and back), on top of the Onan and on top of the intake manifold of the engine.
>
> This season, I put down moth balls near these spots and no longer see *any* evidence of rodents. Hard to say if it would work universally or not - but I wanted to update the thread with my empirical findings...
>
> Rob
> Victoria, BC
> 76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
>
> On 2015-12-01, at 1:39 PM, larry.whisler wrote:
>
>> Has anyone tried moth balls on top of the engine while in storage to keep
>> the rodents out?
>>
>> larry
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| Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #297555 is a reply to message #297550] |
Thu, 17 March 2016 15:59 |
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I believe some folks have reported success keeping packrats out by
having LED "rope lights" stretched out under their coaches.
You'd probably need to have solar or other electricity source to
keep from running batteries down.
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> From: powwerjon@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:02:55 -0700
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment?
>
> Rob,
> I too have used Mothballs for rodent control too and it works very well, I have also used Mint Tea Bags with similar results. While I was at our local ACE hardware yesterday they were selling new device for packrats which are more abundant in the southwest part of the U.S.. It consist of a small but bright flashing strobe light assembly. In testing it drives out the little critters as they are nocturnal and they don’t like the bright flashing lights. Haven’t tried it myself, but it may be a solution if you have packrats issues.
>
> J.R. Wright
> 30' Buskirk Stretch
> Michigan
> On Location in Tucson
>
>> On Mar 17, 2016, at 11:19 AM, Rob wrote:
>>
>> An *extremely* old bump… But I wanted to send an update on my rodent situation from this winter… I've always had mice on my batteries (front and back), on top of the Onan and on top of the intake manifold of the engine.
>>
>> This season, I put down moth balls near these spots and no longer see *any* evidence of rodents. Hard to say if it would work universally or not - but I wanted to update the thread with my empirical findings...
>>
>> Rob
>> Victoria, BC
>> 76 Royale - Rear Twins/Dry Bath
>>
>> On 2015-12-01, at 1:39 PM, larry.whisler wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone tried moth balls on top of the engine while in storage to keep
>>> the rodents out?
>>>
>>> larry
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| Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #297576 is a reply to message #291241] |
Thu, 17 March 2016 22:33 |
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I had a professional pest person tell me he would just go to costco or sam's and buy a couple of containers of large crushed red pepper flakes and sprinkle everywhere. It not only worked but has since eliminated squirrels in attics, etc..
Jesse Farr, soddy Daisy TN
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From: rallymaster@juno.com
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org;
Dated: 3/17/2016 5:43:27 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment?
Even a dim light ( a couple of LEDs will keep the packrats (hairy tailed
wood rats) away. We had a problem in our attic and a storage area. One
40 w equivalent LED bulbs in each room of the storage building and a long
rope light string in the attic has kept them away. Less than the 40 watt
equiv. would work, but i couldn't find any at the time, and Costco had a
sale on the 40w equiv.
Other rodents are not that particular about light, and might just use the
illumination so they can find something to chew up.
Ron C
On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:56:05 -0700 Kathy and Fred Estabrook
writes:
> I have tried almost everything to get rid of pack rats and here is my
> summary;
>
> 1:Moth balls don't work. I even had then building nests on the moth
> balls.
> 2. Sonic repellers don't work at all.
> 3. Poison not a good idea because of the possibility of it getting
> into
> bird population.
> 4. Traps don't work great but they do a job.They are a lot of work
> and you
> still have a body to get rid of.
> 5. Electric Rat Trap that electrocutes the rat works OK but they
> take a lot
> of maintenance and they don't last long.
> 6. Flashing strobe light called Rid A Rat seems to work best and it
> is
> tied in to the car electrical system so is is on all the time.
> 7. Guns probably not an option.
>
> Fred Estabrook
> Florence AZ
> 76 Ell
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| Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #297581 is a reply to message #291241] |
Fri, 18 March 2016 00:16 |
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Lucky you, our squirrels love red pepper. What kind of squirrels are you
trying to keep out?
Ours are the gray ground squirrels. They are not all that particular
about being ground squirrels, though. And they love red pepper flavored
flowers.
ronC
On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:33:11 -0400 =?iso-8859-1?B?amVzc2UgZmFycg==?=
writes:
> I had a professional pest person tell me he would just go to costco
> or sam's and buy a couple of containers of large crushed red pepper
> flakes and sprinkle everywhere. It not only worked but has since
> eliminated squirrels in attics, etc..
>
> Jesse Farr, soddy Daisy TN
>
>
>
> Original message
> From: rallymaster@juno.com
> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org;
> Dated: 3/17/2016 5:43:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine
> compartment?
>
> Even a dim light ( a couple of LEDs will keep the packrats (hairy
> tailed
> wood rats) away. We had a problem in our attic and a storage area.
> One
> 40 w equivalent LED bulbs in each room of the storage building and a
> long
> rope light string in the attic has kept them away. Less than the 40
> watt
> equiv. would work, but i couldn't find any at the time, and Costco
> had a
> sale on the 40w equiv.
> Other rodents are not that particular about light, and might just
> use the
> illumination so they can find something to chew up.
> Ron C
>
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:56:05 -0700 Kathy and Fred Estabrook
> writes:
>> I have tried almost everything to get rid of pack rats and here is
> my
>> summary;
>>
>> 1:Moth balls don't work. I even had then building nests on the
> moth
>> balls.
>> 2. Sonic repellers don't work at all.
>> 3. Poison not a good idea because of the possibility of it getting
>
>> into
>> bird population.
>> 4. Traps don't work great but they do a job.They are a lot of work
>
>> and you
>> still have a body to get rid of.
>> 5. Electric Rat Trap that electrocutes the rat works OK but they
>> take a lot
>> of maintenance and they don't last long.
>> 6. Flashing strobe light called Rid A Rat seems to work best and
> it
>> is
>> tied in to the car electrical system so is is on all the time.
>> 7. Guns probably not an option.
>>
>> Fred Estabrook
>> Florence AZ
>> 76 Ell
>
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| Re: [GMCnet] How do I keep rodents out of my engine compartment? [message #297583 is a reply to message #297581] |
Fri, 18 March 2016 03:41 |
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Ron,
The answer is simple, Jesse has Red Neck Squirrels and you have Wet Back Squirrels! ;-)
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
-----Original Message-----
From: rallymaster@juno.com
Lucky you, our squirrels love red pepper. What kind of squirrels are you
trying to keep out?
Ours are the gray ground squirrels. They are not all that particular
about being ground squirrels, though. And they love red pepper flavored
flowers.
ronC
On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:33:11 -0400 =?iso-8859-1?B?amVzc2UgZmFycg==?=
writes:
> I had a professional pest person tell me he would just go to costco
> or sam's and buy a couple of containers of large crushed red pepper
> flakes and sprinkle everywhere. It not only worked but has since
> eliminated squirrels in attics, etc..
>
> Jesse Farr, soddy Daisy TN
>
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
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