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.

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.

Itsfrom Click wrote:
> 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.
>
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