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Boy am I glad I pulled my plugs
Ok so I'm pulling the plugs to inspect and gap when I get to #6 . . . . . what's up with this . . . . can't get the plug socket in the hole. So I peek in and couldn't believe what I saw.
The fan, etc was removed for obvious reasons   Maybe a cat would be more useful than the dog. Mind you the motor has been out since Jan. 2
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Looks like you have gremlins or mice, one or the other.
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So what are we looking at? Are those little round things moving by any chance? Sherwood |
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Sherwood:
Purina . . . . . The purveyors were caught in the attic last week . . . had no idea they were hanging out in the 3.2 by day. Steve: The latter of course  . . . I found a crumb trail going into the fan.Have a great weekend
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Purina .... Yummmmm. Was that beef or chicken flavored?
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only the best would be found in mine, Sience Diet! Ha Ha
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How can something that can crap that much fit into a space that small? Impressive work.
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Where is that mean ol' dog when you need him?
BTW: He wont be there tomorrow will he? Good find!!
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Marc, now you've got me worried. The 73E's been sitting idle for the last two months. I guess I'll need to look for little critters, too.
I didn't think mice could afford to live here in NoVA.
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02-07-2004, 06:22 AM
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Will that help to ward off that oily 911 engine smell? I might have to give that a try, first I need to get a dog....
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Good catch!
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Could be worse! Drove my car for months wondering why it ran so badly. Had been sitting for a while before purchase and found out why:
 It gets cold in Germany in winter and the mice found a nice place to make a nest! Ruined the motor and the rest is history... Joe A
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02-07-2004, 08:11 AM
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You need inverted your fan.
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Diana,
Thats a great idea! Run the fan backwards, suck the air up through the cylinders and heads and exhaust it to the rear, and it might give another 5-10 miles per hour! Bet Porsche tried it at one time... Joe
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Perhaps you need your cat re-installed. Some people take theirs off for emissions and end up like this.....
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Ive had the exact same experience in my 78 targa. Kind of makes you sick that mice have had free run of your Porsche for quite some time. I set poision bait in car and moved my dog food a ways from the car. If you see one mouse there are ten or more. Good luck.
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Come clean Marc--isn't that stuff to feed the hamsters?
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This post made me go buy $20 worth of poison even though there is no sign of the varmints existance.
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Marc,
I'm sure your intentions were good but you're going to have to do more to your engine than feed it purina if you want to pass me at VIR this season.
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looks like science diet.
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