Wcross
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Tue Jan-18-05 10:20 AM
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Check engine light on-Damn Squirrel's! |
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Coldest day so far this year in Tennessee, I get off of work Sunday evening and fire up the truck for the 40 mile drive home. The coat I am wearing isn't quite enough for the windchill. The check engine light comes on and the engine is running rough. I had a very tense ride home waiting for the truck to die and having to walk. I went to auto-zone where they offer free computer code reading- the guy says it is the map sensor/mixture controls. I start poking around the area and find a nest in there with twigs and stuffing from a pillow I have in my doghouse. What better way to entertain yourself in your new nest than to chew on some wires? Damn squirrel! It should be an easy fix- just splice the wires.
The real question is, why do I have squirrels around my house with six dogs that LOVE to hunt and two cats? How did the squirrel manage to collect the pillow stuffing from the dog house?
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blueknight
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Tue Jan-18-05 10:28 AM
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it was probably mice, not squirrels. i have seen MANY engines with mice nest in them
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demnan
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Tue Jan-18-05 10:28 AM
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2. Squirrels are tenacious and highly intelligent |
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When the house style feeder is low on sunflower seeds, one of them hangs upside down so he can get to the finch feeder. Now I call that initiative!
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Tue Jan-18-05 10:29 AM
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I had a rather large one nest inside my dashboard!!!!! I still do not know how it got there.
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ET Awful
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Tue Jan-18-05 10:47 AM
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4. Maybe your dogs and cats formed a mammal mafia and are getting |
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protection pay-offs from the local squirrels :evilgrin:
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Tue Jan-18-05 10:51 AM
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5. Check your exhaust manifold. |
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:bounce: Maybe you can have roasted or smoked squirrel for dinner tonight. I suggest a sweet and sour dipping sauce with baked potatoes. :9
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