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Check this out! A Rat ate some of my Spark plug wires down to the fabric shield. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I guess a lady let her rats out, I saw one run in front of me one night, it shocked me cause rats are not common around here. Before i taped them I took this photo with my phone. He also ate some on my grounding wire down to the copper. I'm pretty sure this is all he ate on, I hope, but all seems fine.
this happened to a friend of mine a few years ago. she bought the new altima when it came out and within a week she started to have problems. i started feeling bad because i recommended the altima to her. she kept taking it back and the techs at nissan couldn't find the problem. the third time, they discovered some chewed hoses and wires. why they didn't see it the first 2 times, i don't know. apparently, she parked her car outside and some rats got into the engine bay. i don't think they actually eat it, but they love chewing on rubber for some reason.
In the winter they like to stay warm by the engine, I know this because in my old integra after A cold night in the morning I would pop the hood and notice bones on the engine cover, it only happend twice but the second time I didint pop the hood one morning and A few days later I found grease stains on the cover it was nasty to clean up. Rats chewing wires is weird, I would tie A street cat to one of my tires if that helps
had that happen to me. jumped it the car started it and it ran like sh*t. i was like wtf popped the hood and saw my spark plug wire chewed in half and another one started on. it kept happening untill i got some cat piss and put it around in my engine bay. never had anymore problems.
had that happen to me. jumped it the car started it and it ran like sh*t. i was like wtf popped the hood and saw my spark plug wire chewed in half and another one started on. it kept happening untill i got some cat piss and put it around in my engine bay. never had anymore problems.
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Who let the rats out??? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who let the rats out???
Replace you cat (converter), that will stop it from happening again.
O.K I'll stop.
But Seriously, I didn't know this stuff happens. I live in an Urban Area. (You may have seen it in movies), I do notice rats under the tracks of the Metro Rail Blue Line, but I only seen them run and hide; never would guess that they'll chew automobile parts.
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1991 SE Turned 200k miles on 6-17-09
If you use your Windows for only word processing, games, and media and doesn't some serious computing (Serial port Coms, etc)... You are a Microsoft slave.
But Seriously, I didn't know this stuff happens. I live in an Urban Area. (You may have seen it in movies), I do notice rats under the tracks of the Metro Rail Blue Line, but I only seen them run and hide; never would guess that they'll chew automobile parts.
Wow...
and I have cows in my backyard. (You may have seen them in movies)..
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Who let the rats out??? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who let the rats out???
Replace you cat (converter), that will stop it from happening again.
O.K I'll stop.
But Seriously, I didn't know this stuff happens. I live in an Urban Area. (You may have seen it in movies), I do notice rats under the tracks of the Metro Rail Blue Line, but I only seen them run and hide; never would guess that they'll chew automobile parts.
actually in the cities u should be more worried about wasps out here in ct ive cleaned out alot of old j/y cars and for some reason their always filled wasps nests....ive never seen a rats nest though maybe their just all inside the houses....or maybe the chinese take out places are still using rat meat for the eggrolls
actually in the cities u should be more worried about wasps out here in ct ive cleaned out alot of old j/y cars and for some reason their always filled wasps nests....ive never seen a rats nest though maybe their just all inside the houses....or maybe the chinese take out places are still using rat meat for the eggrolls
fortune cookie says you will be banned very soon for stupid comment.
Wow...
and I have cows in my backyard. (You may have seen them in movies)..
For those who never never been to Compton, Cali can see it in a movies. Boyz in the Hood, Menace to Society, heck recognized many scenes in the music video "Compton" that was played on MTV and BET, I forgot what rapper.
(It's not a bad place, but it has it moments)
But I diverge. The reason why I said this is because I never heard about this happening to vehicle because I live in a urban area. But since squirrels were mentioned to do this too, I wouldn't have known this also because Compton doesn't have squirrels, or a very low population of them.
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1991 SE Turned 200k miles on 6-17-09
If you use your Windows for only word processing, games, and media and doesn't some serious computing (Serial port Coms, etc)... You are a Microsoft slave.
.... untill i got some cat piss and put it around in my engine bay....
I just found my next mod!
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OH ****E - does this mean I have to REPLACE the radiator, if I move to the 0.50MM oversize, because the OEM radiator might not be able to handle the added heat?
wow this is new to me... i hope none of my cars get chewed up inside
but atleast your car was still able to start.. id just take it in to get re-wired to play it safe and then find some very deadly poison paint...yah i make no sense but it would be cool to have vermin resistant paint
My cousins' GXE's engine bay got all torn up from rats. He lives in a pretty rural area compared to where I live so I guess that's more common? The hood insulation was all torn to hell and it had started to chew through the ignition wire and IIRC some thin ground wire. Never had any problems with any rodents in/on/hitting my car as of yet so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the neighborhood stray cats are keeping everything at bay.
For those who never never been to Compton, Cali can see it in a movies. Boyz in the Hood, Menace to Society, heck recognized many scenes in the music video "Compton" that was played on MTV and BET, I forgot what rapper.
(It's not a bad place, but it has it moments)
But I diverge. The reason why I said this is because I never heard about this happening to vehicle because I live in a urban area. But since squirrels were mentioned to do this too, I wouldn't have known this also because Compton doesn't have squirrels, or a very low population of them.
Long live Eazy-E.
I think i'm going to have to drop a bomb for you maxima guys here - and upload a compton CD you guys can blast in your maximas. After all, the 3rd gen was THE epitome of a drug dealers car in the early 90's.
I've found mice still attached to telephone wiring in which they were nibbling on the polyurethane casing, I guess.... getting high? When suddenly they were shocked to death by an incoming call (135Volts) and they never were able to let go of it. To bad you couldn't send some 40,000 secondary voltage thru one of their mouths so we could see one of them explode....
To bad you couldn't send some 40,000 secondary voltage thru one of their mouths so we could see one of them explode....
they cant die with those Voltages ( probably the weak rats will lol )....once i accidentally touched 57,000 secondary volts and it jus gives u a lil push thats it lol...no current tho..
I think i'm going to have to drop a bomb for you maxima guys here - and upload a compton CD you guys can blast in your maximas. After all, the 3rd gen was THE epitome of a drug dealers car in the early 90's.
Remember the black 3rd gen in Menace II Society?
Ya I remember the guy jumped and and stole it. makes me worry how easily he stole it. then he steals some rims for it
Check this out! A Rat ate some of my Spark plug wires down to the fabric shield. Has anyone experienced anything like this? I guess a lady let her rats out, I saw one run in front of me one night, it shocked me cause rats are not common around here. Before i taped them I took this photo with my phone. He also ate some on my grounding wire down to the copper. I'm pretty sure this is all he ate on, I hope, but all seems fine.
that wire looks kinda routed high-wards,sure its not arcing to the hood?
For those who never never been to Compton, Cali can see it in a movies. Boyz in the Hood, Menace to Society, heck recognized many scenes in the music video "Compton" that was played on MTV and BET, I forgot what rapper. 
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