Winter car storage

I don't have a Mustang but I do have one of its brethren. It's a 1984 Merc Capri RS 5.0 that I only drive in the summer, when it's not raining, and I store it in my garage in the winter. A couple of years ago I had a Red Squirrel in the garage that had chewed its way through the cedar siding, sheathing, insulation and pegboard. I patched everything up and the squirrel was gone. In the spring I pulled the Capri out of the garage, lifted the hood and discovered a squirrel nest next to the firewall - complete with dead babies. It was nasty to clean out. Now I store the car with the hood open so I can check on any critter activity. Also, if any one of my cars has been sitting for a week or so, I'll open the hood and check for mouse nests and, yes, I've found some. I live in a very wooded area so this friendly tip may not apply to everyone.

Dick R.

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Dick R.
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Yes, although I keep my toys covered, I keep the hoods wide open from Fall on as the critters like nesting there. (The mice even start homesites around warm engines of my drivers) I toss some mothballs in the interior: though I've never had that problem, I've seen pics of what they can do. Have also been told that it's a good idea to plug-up the exhaust pipes to keep both moisture & mice out.

At least unit bodies don't provide as many cubbyholes as frames.

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Itsfrom Click

The other thing I do when I bring the car out in the spring is to turn on the heater fan and defroster, and see what comes out. One year I was showered with bird seed! The mice must have made many trips to bring the bird seed in from under the bird feeders outside the house.

Dick

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Dick R.

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