Leaving the Vee tucked up over winter….

[Brembov6]

Peanut butter is my choice

 

[rustedandrotten]

Just got another one tonight!!

It seems chocolate is the answer, providing the right balance of tastiness, and difficulty of eating... Whacckkk! :rofl:

Mars bars are best, had several rats on just one tiny piece, sticky so cant be easily taken.!

 

[Scou5er]

Out of interest, now the car is mouseless, how easy is it to remove the centre console? I want to give the car a really good hoover.

 

[JimA]

Hi Scou5er,

I took my centre console out a little while ago ( with the aim of getting it repainted ). It's not a big job, a couple of screws which are awkward to get at due to proximity of seats, so a ratchet with a screw bit was the best option, followed by plenty of wiggling to pry the console free once unscrewed. Removal is a 10-15 min job. Reckon it's more of a job to get it back into place tho.

 

[Rusty]

Glad I followed the mouse trap advise!

 

[rustedandrotten]

Just looked in the Vee a couple of nights ago to start it up and move it, GAS MASKS NEEDED!! :rofl: Some bloody rodent has gone off and died somewhere in the car and the smell is unbelievable! [smilie=icon_eek.gif] Tried all the destinkers and no effect! YUK!! :rofl:

 

[Ali]

LOL! Joys of a modern house! No uninvited guests.

 

[rustedandrotten]

LOL! Joys of a modern house! No uninvited guests.

You have no idea what your cooking fat brings in :rofl:

 

[Rusty]

LOL! Joys of a modern house! No uninvited guests.

Iv seen proof of mice chewing through the plastic air vents to get under the floors of brand new houses. They can get anywhere!

 

[Rusty]

Thought this is worth a bump for people who are parked up now for a few months. Get them mouse traps set. :approve:

 

[ColinG]

Thought this is worth a bump for people who are parked up now for a few months. Get them mouse traps set. :approve:

Good shout, mines been parked up for 3 months already. Traps will be set tonight :approve:

 

[rustedandrotten]

Thought this is worth a bump for people who are parked up now for a few months. Get them mouse traps set. :approve:

Yup, its pesky rodent time again! though I now leave traps in all year round, even in when circulating Goodwood :race: :rofl:

 

[clarkeeuk99]

Quick question...

Is it ok to just fire up the Vee, leave it running for 10 mins or so (to warm it up) and then switch it off again (as a part of the Winter SORN thing)? I know that it's not a good idea to start and stop an engine for a short period of time due to water build up in the exhaust, but I'm just wondering if this is something we garage queen Vee owners should be doing?

 

[Jamesv6]

I run mine up and down the drive a few times when it gets up to temp, then back on the trickle charger thing.

 

[clarkeeuk99]

Thanks James. How often do you do that?

 

[Jamesv6]

Usually every Saturday morning

 

[Ohms]

The best thing to do before storing cars is it do an oil change, take it for a run get it fully up to operating temperature, then inflate tyres to max sidewall rating (relieves flat spots on tyres) then lock away with trickle charger on the battery and forget about starting until you intend to use again.

You will be creating a lot of undesired condensation by starting and stopping once a week without ever allowing things to get upto full operating termperature.

I do all of the above and have played with carcoons, airflow airchambers and last year tried the permabag solution but have since purchased a dehumidifier and control the humidity levels that way.

Interesting storage advice here for those interested...

http://www.amphicars.com/storage/default.html

 

[ravydavy]

Found a rat's nest ffs. :evil:

One of me coils is up to it's neck in piss. Will it be ok to start up?

 

[rustedandrotten]

Found a rat's nest ffs. :evil:

One of me coils is up to it's neck in piss. Will it be ok to start up?

Don't start the engine! Remove coil, wash it, dry and spray with WD40, dry round plug carefully then WD again. Rat piss is acidic and will attack metal :approve:

 

[Brett]

How do you know it's rats piss? Rats don't piss in one spot, they piss everywhere.