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17th November 2019, 17:44 | #1 |
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Check your plenum
I had a problem on the lagoon where it was doing strange things (no throttle pedal, wipers working when the ign was off etc)
The problem turned out to be a very chewed main loom courtesy of a mouse. The plenum was cleaned and a new pollen filter fitted a couple of months ago and all was well then, the little critters are obviously looking for somewhere warm at this time of year.
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17th November 2019, 18:06 | #2 |
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I found I must have had a mouse under the bonnet of mine some point in the past as the bonnet buffers had been nibbled and when I dropped the under bonnet soundproofing they also been nibbling the sponge tape which holds the washer jet wiring plugs...
A while ago I was also working on a friend's bus which was exhibiting all sort of weird things with warning lights, removing the dashboard revealed that mice had chewed through some of the wiring loom. Took a while to work out where all the wires went, including a link which was chewed both ends so didn't realise it was missing. |
17th November 2019, 18:40 | #3 |
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I told you not to de-cat it!
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Lol, orange wire too
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17th November 2019, 19:06 | #6 |
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17th November 2019, 19:25 | #7 |
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Saw a plenum today with more water than I use in a shower, amazing.
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17th November 2019, 20:09 | #8 |
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I still remember reading on here shortly after getting the ZTT about the need to check and rod through the plenum drains and thinking I had better do that.
I was amazed to find a couple of inches of water and loads of dead leaves. The water cascading out onto the drive after I poked through the crud with a length of grey flexible 1/2” water pipe was a sobering sight. Regular checks now show that my homemade plastic mesh leaf guards work well. |
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Is there a plenum drain on the 260 I had a look the other day and didn't see one by the pollen filter unless I'm being blind
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17th November 2019, 20:46 | #10 |
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Plenum
Your comments about mice just confirm why I can't have a second Rover. The only place I can keep it would be in a barn on friends farm, but they warned me wd have big problems with rats chewing the wiring. Dash it! Really want another 75.
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