From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sun Oct 30 2005 - 14:02:16 PST
Always wear full face and breathing protection around rodent nests. The
consequences of breathing around them can be fatal.
http://www.doh.wa.gov/topics/hanta.htm
APB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark J. Blair, NF6X" <nf6x@nf6x.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Detroit Diesel paint, Gama Goat filters, and
rodentkillageA
> Joe Scheaffer wrote:
> > Lots of good info here:
> > http://www.gamagoat.com/
>
> Thanks! That site yielded the following NAPA part numbers:
>
> Engine Paint:
> DE1618 "Detroit Diesel Alpine Green"
>
> Filters:
> FIL1138 Oil filter
> FIL3540 Secondary fuel filter
> FIL3552 Primary fuel filter
>
> Does anybody have a cross-ref for the air filter? It'd be convenient if
> I could order that from NAPA, too.
>
> After spending a few hours cleaning enough rat's nest out of the engine
> compartment (particularly around the fan and belts), I installed a pair
> of group 24 batteries and fired up the Goat. Even after sitting for
> around 2 years, it started up immediately! It's been a long while since
> I've heard that wonderful Detroit rattle.
>
> Those %!%$@$##!@@ rats completely filled the space under the
> transmission hump with nettles or thistles or whatever the heck they
> are. Up to the top!! Packed like a wheel bearing!! Grrrr.
>
> There was no brake pedal pressure, so I'll need to check the fluid and
> see if anything is leaking before I try moving the truck. Oh, and I'll
> also check the transfer case oil pump priming, too.
>
> Once I can drive the truck, I'll move it to another location where I can
> pull off any hull plugs and access covers, and then start attacking it
> with a shop vac and a pressure washer.
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x@nf6x.net>
> Web page: http://www.nf6x.net/
> GnuPG public key available from my web page.
>
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