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Last week, I decided that t he two-year-old cabin air filter in my truck had served out its useful life and was due for replacement. Swapping it out was an easy job, one that required no tools and just five minutes of my time to complete. After emptying out the glove box, I removed the plastic shroud, snaked my hands in to compress the tabs on the cover, and pulled the filter out.
It was dirty, but that’s not what caught my eye; instead, it was the large hole gnawed in the center of the filter, where a mouse had opted to remove the filter material for bedding. I vacuumed out the filter compartment, fan and vents to the best of my ability, then went down to the local parts store for a replacement. Afterward, I checked the engine compartment for other signs of infestation (or points of entry), but came up empty; near as I could tell, the critters were getting in though the vent intakes in the cowl.
A few days later, I jumped in my wife’s truck to back it out of the garage, when I was met with the sound of scurrying in the headliner. A quick check of her cabin air filter revealed that, while intact, it was covered with sound-deadening insulation liberated from the headliner itself. Furious pounding on the headliner, and a thorough vacuuming of the vent system around the filter, ensued.
Automobiles, especially classics, make great homes for rodents.
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