Look at this crap!!!!!

[PocketThunder]

Friggin mouse turds everywhere!!!!!!!!!       The car sat for some 20 years in a southern california garage and the mouse has a hotel running under the dash.  The little bastards crapped on every damned flat surface that was under the dash.  When i bought the car the smell didnt seem to be as noticeable, but maybe thats because i was in love with the car from first site and the dry southern california air doesnt bring out the smell like Minnesota's 80º and 60% humidity.

It all started with the "whats that smell?"  Then i tried the blower motor and it didnt work.  So i pulled it out and thats when the snowball started rolling.  So after tearing out the heater box, i am 90% done with mouse crap abatement.  The carpet comes out next and then the whole car gets a good scrub down.

What do i use to clean this up?  Just scrub down the whole firewall and anywhere i can reach with a brush and a bottle of simple green?  The air box will get a complete rebuild thats for sure.

Paul

[69DodgeCharger]

I don't kow if this will work in your case but I had to clean up a rental house of my moms that had a "cat" situation. I found this online and it seemed to work, although it took a few applications to do it. It was a mixture of bleach, water and vinegar. I can't remember the exact ratio though. As best as I recall the bleach is to kill the bacteria and the vinegar "neutralizes" the urine smell. Although we had to repaint and seal everything to actually completely get rid of the odor. You may have to do the same with the infested areas. Good Luck!

[bobs66440]

Use a solution of bleach & water to kill the bacteria and virses. The mouse feces & urine potentially carry a lot of nasty stuff. Try to avoid breathing in the dust.

[69DodgeCharger]

Use a solution of bleach & water to kill the bacteria and virses. The mouse feces & urine potentially carry a lot of nasty stuff. Try to avoid breathing in the dust.

Yep, you definately want to wear at least dust mask and gloves at all times.

[khodne]

I had the same problem.  Scent Block, for bow hunting. Worked on my seat foam, its been a couple of months and still no smell.   I also inserted a couple of Bounce sheets.

[bill440rt]

  

You can also try Spray Nine, it works well as a cleaner & disinfectant. Simple Green also makes a cleaner/disinfectant that's used in hospitals & such. I bought a gallon of it, I think right at the local Home Depot.

[tan top]

yuck !  be a good idea to check every thing !! never know what they might of tried knoring

[Foreman72]

i had an issue like that in my 91 BMW...it was incredibly annoying...everything i took out of the inside of that car gave way to a bigger mess and a worse smell...

[GPULLER]

Cant be fixed...better hand the car over to me.

[sixty8charger]

Cant be fixed...better hand the car over to me.

hahaha

[PocketThunder]

Cant be fixed...better hand the car over to me.

Come get it!!!   

[GPULLER]

Cant be fixed...better hand the car over to me.

Come get it!!!  

Well that was too easy...I'll leave work at 5:00 and be there around 7, have   ready.


On second thought, if your giving me the car I'll bring some warm Milwaukee's Best.  

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Damn Paul, thats some nazty stuff right there!   How hard was it to take out the box?   Might be my next project

[PocketThunder]

Damn Paul, thats some nazty stuff right there!   How hard was it to take out the box?   Might be my next project

Much easier than i thought it was going to be.  Off the top of my head here it goes:
1. Disconnect hoses from water pump, use air compressor to blow air into one end and catch antifreeze out of the other one.  Then disconnect hoses from firewall.

2. Take cover plate off from under glove box.  Take off glove box door, glove box itself (does anyone keep gloves in a glove box anymore?) 

3. Disconnect vacuum hose coupling near back off radio.  Disconnect some wires from harness to box.  One behind ignition key, a couple under glove box area.

4. Disconnect ductwork from under ash tray to each side of kick panels.  Unscrew plactic housing right behind center console.  Remove center console. (look out for mouse nests inside console)

5. Disconnect what ever I forgot to mention.

6. Go on the engine side and remove 5 nuts that hold the thing on.  Pull vacuum hose from intake and pull it thru to the inside as its part of the vacuum hoses harness that stays with the air box.

7. Take the 2 screws off the bottom center of the air box that holds the apparatus that is connectecd to the on/off valve by a solid copper wire.  Leave that under the dash hooked up. 

8. Wiggle the air box back and out of under the dash.  Oh and take the two small screws off the duct work frame that is bolted to the right hand side of the air box.

Paul   

[PocketThunder]

Ok so tonight i stopped in at my local Ace Hardware to pick up some stuff and i got a gallon of the Simple Green that was mentioned.  Then i got a gallon of bleach from the closet at home and mixed it with some water in a spray bottle and i went to town on my firewall with the bleach solution tonight. 

Last picture, i need this spring for my driver seat.

[PocketThunder]

1. Seats are out.

2. Here is some cable connection i have no idea what it goes too.  Its must be some after market add on 8-track player connection.  (I'm old enough to remember 8-tracks)

3. This is why i paid a little extra to buy a southern california charger.   Floors you can eat off of.  well.... almost..

Paul

[tan top]

awww man , look at them floor pans 

[bobs66440]

awww man , look at them floor pans 

That's what you like to see when you pull up the carpet (sans the mouse crap of course)

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Paul I believe those springs are repro'd now....



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[b5blue]

I'm kinda late to this party but 70% alcohol (or vodka) really kills piss/poop smell. 

[mauve66]

1. Seats are out.

2. Here is some cable connection i have no idea what it goes too.  Its must be some after market add on 8-track player connection.  (I'm old enough to remember 8-tracks)

3. This is why i paid a little extra to buy a southern california charger.   Floors you can eat off of.  well.... almost..

Paul

if ya like eating with the mice.................................

[GPULLER]

I'm kinda late to this party but 70% alcohol (or vodka) really kills piss/poop smell. 

Guess if your loaded on vodka you might not notice the mouse smell just the vomit...





(Maybe I misunderstood...your not supposed to drink the vodka to forget about the smell??)

[71ChallengeHer]

Paul, Once you have everything cleaned up. Put a couple some bars of Irish Spring soap under the seat. Just leave the bars in the box . Open it a little. Mice hate it. 

[1BAD68]

I had a 70 Charger that sat in a barn for over 20 years.
When I looked at the interior it didn't look bad at all (picture of interior when I bought it) but mice had tunneled the front seat foam, headliner, heater box, etc.
The back seat was pretty much untouched but reaked from rodent urine especially when it got warm.
I replaced the interior except for the rear seat so I sprayed Febreeze on the underside of the seat until it was fairly soaked and set it in the sun to bake.
I did that 2 or 3 times and it completely eliminated the smell even on the hottest days.

[gschmidt211]

I feel your pain.