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Old 11-15-2011, 01:12 AM   #1
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There is an engine in here...right?!

First time I have come across a nest infested engine compartment this bad....anyone else got pics to share of their "nest" finds?! BTW, below all this mess is a complete '72 402









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Old 11-15-2011, 01:24 AM   #2
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Re: There is an engine in here...right?!

wow never seen one that bad
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Old 11-15-2011, 01:34 AM   #3
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Nice pictures! How long has the truck been sitting? This is a pretty common vehicle problem up here in the High Desert too
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Old 11-15-2011, 03:33 AM   #4
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does big bird live there
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Old 11-15-2011, 04:25 AM   #5
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holy cow haha, thats pretty bad
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Old 11-15-2011, 04:31 AM   #6
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that'll buff right out
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Old 11-15-2011, 05:17 AM   #7
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Re: There is an engine in here...right?!

There was a pic posted a couple of months ago that was worse. Basically from ground level to hood level with nest packing.
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Old 11-15-2011, 07:49 AM   #8
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I bet it smells worse than it looks!
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Old 11-15-2011, 08:10 AM   #9
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here is mine . I may be the one the above poster talked about
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Old 11-15-2011, 10:33 AM   #10
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Not a nest but pretty packed in there.
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:34 AM   #11
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Re: There is an engine in here...right?!

Ahh ! What is that in the Bimmer ?
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:40 AM   #12
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Ahh ! What is that in the Bimmer ?
Small deer, supposedly the story was it was hit at high speed on the autobahn.

I never had a nest nearly that bad, but I did leave my 01 sitting for a couple months during college, went to crank it up and a bird had built a nest in the fan shroud. Chucked pieces of nest and egg all over the engine, didn't notice it till it started smoking a couple miles down the road.
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:40 AM   #13
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I'm not sure what it is, but I know it's dead! I have no nest pictures, but I was at Pull-A-Part yesterday and saw a couple of old trucks nested up just like it.
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:44 AM   #14
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Looks like he was hunting for road kill stew with his BMW..
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Old 11-15-2011, 12:25 PM   #15
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Not a nest but pretty packed in there.
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Old 11-15-2011, 01:11 PM   #16
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The varmints around Coarsegold could make that much mess in less than a month. I was cleaning out a new nest in my Camaro one day, and the big rat that made it jumped up on the manifold and basically gave me the finger. I sprayed her with the hose, and she ran out the bottom of the Camaro and went straight up under the hood of my truck! Oh, the arrogance!
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Old 11-15-2011, 01:12 PM   #17
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Re: There is an engine in here...right?!

I found one that was just recently dropped off at a junkyard that was completely filled with pine needles from sitting under a tree for years with the hood open.

And I found mouse food (corn kernals) inside the auto tranny pan of my jimmy from sitting without a dipstick in it.
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Old 11-15-2011, 01:31 PM   #18
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Small deer, supposedly the story was it was hit at high speed on the autobahn.
Thats the story anyway, bmw, deer, 140mph...
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Old 11-15-2011, 02:10 PM   #19
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wow never seen one that bad
Me either-until the one below. Both are pretty bad.
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Old 11-15-2011, 04:25 PM   #20
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Yeah, has been sitting for 10 years or so....and in a rural spot. YIKES!!
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Old 11-15-2011, 04:44 PM   #21
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Wow!

Those are some increbile pictures of what nature can do in a short amount of time.

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Old 11-15-2011, 04:56 PM   #22
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The varmints around Coarsegold could make that much mess in less than a month. I was cleaning out a new nest in my Camaro one day, and the big rat that made it jumped up on the manifold and basically gave me the finger. I sprayed her with the hose, and she ran out the bottom of the Camaro and went straight up under the hood of my truck! Oh, the arrogance!
Too funny! Be there and know exactly what you mean. It was a lot easier for me when it was my customers rides that were being eaten. At least I was making money. Also there is some satisfaction in being able to tell a real pita customer that chewing/whizzing is not warrantied.
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Old 11-15-2011, 05:04 PM   #23
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funny thing is..upon quick inspection, they did not wire chewing
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Old 11-15-2011, 05:57 PM   #24
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Old 11-15-2011, 11:19 PM   #25
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Have any of you guys that have this problem tried putting Bounce dryer sheets all over the motor to see if it keeps them out? It works for me with the mice. I presume that is Packrats, we don't have those...

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