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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 15515064" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>I had squirrels, mice, and birds nesting in my F250 Powerstroke every now and then over the ten year period I owned it.</p><p></p><p>I took my nephew to see a movie and pulled in to park, got out, and we walked towards the theater. My nephew tugs at my shirt and points me back towards the truck. Smoke was billowing from underneath the hood. I ran back and tried to get it out and directed him to run in and get a fire extinguisher from the theater. Thank God they gave him one as it put the fire out - it was <em>blazing. </em>Fire trucks showed up, the police, it became a big event. Anyway, I had the truck towed to the dealer and then had to deal with the insurance company. They sounded as if they didn't believe me and made it seem as if they suspected arson. I told them I just wanted it fixed and wasn't looking for a new truck. I was deposed by an attorney anyway. </p><p></p><p>Two weeks later I get a call from the insurance company. They wanted to meet me at the dealership to look at something. When I got there they were all in a huddle around a table. As I approached the table the insurance guy apologized for not believing me completely. On the table lay a huge mouse nest. They had packed in straw, dry grass clippings, sticks, you name it, underneath the intake manifold. The drive to the theater got it hot enough and <em>poof,</em> a fire. It cost $14,000 to replace the battery, turbo, and all the harnesses atop the engine. They never even removed a valve cover and it still cost that much.</p><p></p><p>Moral to the story, I no longer leave any of my vehicles outside. If I see any evidence of the above I immediately go on a search and destroy or trap/kill whatever it is that decided to squat on my property. Might sound like a bit of a stretch but it could save your life or at the least it may prevent your house from burning down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 15515064, member: 83412"] I had squirrels, mice, and birds nesting in my F250 Powerstroke every now and then over the ten year period I owned it. I took my nephew to see a movie and pulled in to park, got out, and we walked towards the theater. My nephew tugs at my shirt and points me back towards the truck. Smoke was billowing from underneath the hood. I ran back and tried to get it out and directed him to run in and get a fire extinguisher from the theater. Thank God they gave him one as it put the fire out - it was [I]blazing. [/I]Fire trucks showed up, the police, it became a big event. Anyway, I had the truck towed to the dealer and then had to deal with the insurance company. They sounded as if they didn't believe me and made it seem as if they suspected arson. I told them I just wanted it fixed and wasn't looking for a new truck. I was deposed by an attorney anyway. Two weeks later I get a call from the insurance company. They wanted to meet me at the dealership to look at something. When I got there they were all in a huddle around a table. As I approached the table the insurance guy apologized for not believing me completely. On the table lay a huge mouse nest. They had packed in straw, dry grass clippings, sticks, you name it, underneath the intake manifold. The drive to the theater got it hot enough and [I]poof,[/I] a fire. It cost $14,000 to replace the battery, turbo, and all the harnesses atop the engine. They never even removed a valve cover and it still cost that much. Moral to the story, I no longer leave any of my vehicles outside. If I see any evidence of the above I immediately go on a search and destroy or trap/kill whatever it is that decided to squat on my property. Might sound like a bit of a stretch but it could save your life or at the least it may prevent your house from burning down. [/QUOTE]
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