Help, dead mouse in heater case!

turbojimmy wrote:

jmckelvy wrote:
You might remove the blower motor which does give you a bit better access.

Sounds like it's on the other side of the evap core?

That sucks. I'd try to hack a hole in the case for access and seal it back up rather than trying to remove it properly. On a lot of vehicles it appears as if they hung the heater box in mid-air and built the vehicle around it.

It will eventually decompose to the point where it won't stink and dry up. Though it could still be interfering with the evap core drain and would continuously make dead-mouse soup.

Speaking of dead-mouse soup, I have an anecdote...I inherited a Caddy from my grandfather that had sat for quite sometime. Once I put it on the road, I noticed that the windshield washer didn't work. I replaced the pump. Still didn't work. Must be clogged in the reservoir. The cap to the reservoir was missing, which didn't really bother me until I took it out and emptied it. There were years of dead mice in various states of decomposition in that tank, and at that point all over my driveway. The stench was like nothing I've ever experienced I still gag thinking about it.

Anyway - good luck.

Thanks for all the replies. Removing the the motor was the first step, wrong side of the evap. A fiend has loaned me a borescope so I can hopefully find him and make a plan.

The truck is parked until the mouse is gone!!!