Stupid mice....

[hatzie]

Originally Posted by manimal

If I were you, I would strip it ALL THE WAY DOWN to bare cab inside...EVERYTHING OUT. I've been through this a few times...NOT FUN.

Don't touch your face or bare skin. Mice carry many nasty diseases like Hantavirus and Plague.

Just when you think you have it licked you catch yet another whiff of mouse pee... Jute, rubber floor mat, and new carpet is cheap. Get rid of the firewall Jute and carpet underlayment that they chewed chunks out of to make their nest. If the rubber smells strongly of urine heave it. They pee to make scent trails everywhere for the rest of the nest to follow.

Take the everything out then suck out the vent cavities in the sides of the cab with a shop vac. Last... scrub and and pressure wash the interior being sure to rinse out the vent cavities behind the kick panels.

You can probably salvage the cab harness with several soaks in Clorox and water, if the connectors are not green, but if you can get one that isn't urine soaked that would be a better idea. The gauges and bucket aren't worth worrying about. Get another used one.

Empty the vac and suck up a gallon or two of Clorox and water thru the vac hose to rinse out the bacteria and viruses the rodents carry.

[Bears63]

Still waiting for parts to get here and now the weather has decided to chime in! This has been a sloooow process!

[Bears63]

The final update... I got the cab of my truck back together and it sure smells a lot better. In this whole adventure I ended up with two issues. First, two of the studs for the heater box snapped off so right now 1 stud and the interior bolt are holding it on. Second, the vacuum lines are a bit of a mess so I just have the doors held open how I need them for good defrost. It's not right but it's cold here and this will get me through the winter. Once spring hits I can get that sorted out properly. Now to start driving this ol' gal and to get a vacuum diagram so I can ponder that mess