It is hunt time. Thank goodness for comprehensive insurance. The dealership tech sent the photos of the damage to the claims adjuster. The new part will be in next week. That is, if shipping isn't slowed because of the back log that USPS is experiencing.
After that part is replaced, they have to make sure that the transmission was not damaged. Ohhhh crap, right?
So I have declared War on that gopher I saw walking around the back end of my 'Ru earlier this week. There are conflicting studies that say the soy based wiring in newer vehicles attract rodents. However I do have some arsenals in my bag of tricks aside from a .22 with a scope.
Ammonia and mothballs down any hidey hole really work well. NOT leaving my vehicle parked in the same spot IN the grass for a week is also a solution.
I can park my 'Ru in the shed and place some moth balls for good measure on the mat I put under the engine. [The shed is a machine shed and has a dirt floor. It serves as a place for hay storage, machinery storage, and junk storage.]
Another choice is an obvious one. Damage to my vehicles is not something I want to reoccur. I shot 3 of them this summer and have chased them out of our outbuildings with mothballs and ammonia.
I will simply have to treat them with some TomCat poison this winter.
And before anyone has an opinion that is negative, consider the thousands of dollars of damage done to vehicles by rodents each year. I'll only put the 'goodies' next to the horse trailer where I park. Trapping them has been futile.
And blowing them up? Well, that crossed my mind but not feasible....but it sure would be exciting!
Have a greeeeatttt Day!