<VV> mice and corvairs

[Dave Keillor]

A "mousey swimming pool" might do the trick.  Start with a large plastic
bucket.  Build a ramp up to the rim of the bucket.  At the top end of
the ramp place a free spinning cylindrical object (coffee can, etc.).
Put peanut butter on the free spinning cylindrical object and water in
the plastic bucket (use RV antifreeze if temps are below freezing).  In
operation, the mouse goes up the ramp to get the peanut butter, jumps
onto the free spinning cylindrical object which then spins the mouse to
a downward position from whence the mouse takes a final and fatal swim.

Dave Keillor

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ray "Grymm"
Rodriguez
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 8:39 AM
To: corvair
Subject: Re: <VV> mice and corvairs

My 2 cents on the subject is that mice can get into ANYTHING that isnt
airtight!  Don't fool yourself, they can get into every part of your car
early or late well maintained or not!  I was interested to hear they
have been found in combustion chambers... I was thinking the other night
about the fact that they might be able to squeeze in through the open
valves.  Now I'm wondering if there were mice in the chambers of the 63'
and if so if their remains did any damage now that I've run it.... the
car sat in a barn for 27 years and there were mice in every other part
of it!

So while we are on this subject I have seen at least one mouse in my
garage late at night but I have two small dogs who are often around the
shop so I have to be careful of anything that can harm them...  what
options are available to me to protect my cars from mice moving in?

The only thing I know I can use safely is mouse traps, I'm hoping for a
"low maintenance" solution I won't have to constantly be checking and
re-arming or re-baiting.  



Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
Lake Ariel, PA
CORSA member
66' Corsa 140/4 coupe
65' Corsa 140/4 coupe (under construction and almost done!)
63' Monza PG coupe (almost done!)
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