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Longhorn Man · 03-04-2010, 10:57 PM

Well, it works now, but mostly i wanted to show you guys this.
This is a photo of the heater box with heater core. The crazy thing is, it blew heat out like mad! I replaced it since it started leaking!

**Stocker** · 03-04-2010, 11:04 PM

Wow!..... What did it smell like with the heater on?

Livrat · 03-04-2010, 11:08 PM

Hmmmmmmmmmm.... Looks like a Washington Mouse House with a built in furnace/ventilation

Longhorn Man · 03-04-2010, 11:10 PM

once in a while, it smelled like burning hair, but mostly it was just very humid air.
Mark... I think you are right, it had done this since the day I picked it up!

68GMCCustom · 03-04-2010, 11:14 PM

reminds me of what happened to mine during the 1st phase of its build. I had it in a shop in the country for like 2-3 months at the most. Found two dead young mice in the floorboard when I was swapping the cab over and hoped they were lost. LOL!
Got it together and kept smelling rodent piss when I drove around and finally opened the box enough to look. Mine wasn't as big of a nest as that...but it doesn't take much to smell. Cleaned it up and haven't smelled it since.

**VetteVet** · 03-04-2010, 11:15 PM

You better get that deleted and off here before PETA sees it or you butt will get burned.LOL

Longhorn Man · 03-04-2010, 11:19 PM

LOL! Screw peta!

mrein3 · 03-05-2010, 09:00 AM

All that moist/wet leaves and mouse debris is what probably did in your core.

I don't have a good solution to prevent it in the future but I have cleaned out many heater core boxes that looked just like that.

There is nothing worse than firing up a car that has been sitting a while, turning on the heater, and seeing mouse turds come out.

I usually bleach out the plastic box before re-assembly. The bleach smell goes away a lot quicker than remaining mouse smell.

One Chevy Scotty · 03-05-2010, 10:25 AM

Be careful! PETA will see this and insist that we retro-fit all our trucks with an emergency mouse escape door to prevent these tragedies...

seriously though...if you have really good timing, you could have pulled him out around about medium rare and had a snack on the road

GREASEMONKEY72 · 03-05-2010, 02:09 PM

damn thats alot of crap

03-04-2010, 10:57 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	my heater doesn't work... Well, it works now, but mostly i wanted to show you guys this. This is a photo of the heater box with heater core. The crazy thing is, it blew heat out like mad! I replaced it since it started leaking! Attached Images

03-04-2010, 11:04 PM	#2
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,811	Re: my heater doesn't work... Wow!..... What did it smell like with the heater on? __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

03-04-2010, 11:08 PM	#3
Livrat Member #1049 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Troy Montana Posts: 3,940	Re: my heater doesn't work... Hmmmmmmmmmm.... Looks like a Washington Mouse House with a built in furnace/ventilation

03-04-2010, 11:10 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: my heater doesn't work... once in a while, it smelled like burning hair, but mostly it was just very humid air. Mark... I think you are right, it had done this since the day I picked it up!

03-04-2010, 11:14 PM	#5
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: my heater doesn't work... reminds me of what happened to mine during the 1st phase of its build. I had it in a shop in the country for like 2-3 months at the most. Found two dead young mice in the floorboard when I was swapping the cab over and hoped they were lost. LOL! Got it together and kept smelling rodent piss when I drove around and finally opened the box enough to look. Mine wasn't as big of a nest as that...but it doesn't take much to smell. Cleaned it up and haven't smelled it since. __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

03-04-2010, 11:15 PM	#6
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,723	Re: my heater doesn't work... You better get that deleted and off here before PETA sees it or you butt will get burned.LOL __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative. Last edited by VetteVet; 03-04-2010 at 11:15 PM.

03-04-2010, 11:19 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: my heater doesn't work... LOL! Screw peta!

03-05-2010, 09:00 AM	#8
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,254	Re: my heater doesn't work... All that moist/wet leaves and mouse debris is what probably did in your core. I don't have a good solution to prevent it in the future but I have cleaned out many heater core boxes that looked just like that. There is nothing worse than firing up a car that has been sitting a while, turning on the heater, and seeing mouse turds come out. I usually bleach out the plastic box before re-assembly. The bleach smell goes away a lot quicker than remaining mouse smell. __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

03-05-2010, 10:25 AM	#9
One Chevy Scotty Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 117	Peta Be careful! PETA will see this and insist that we retro-fit all our trucks with an emergency mouse escape door to prevent these tragedies... seriously though...if you have really good timing, you could have pulled him out around about medium rare and had a snack on the road

03-05-2010, 02:09 PM	#10
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: my heater doesn't work... damn thats alot of crap __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME



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