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Old 17th November 2019, 18:44   #1
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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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Old 17th November 2019, 19:06   #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.
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I told you not to de-cat it!
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Old 17th November 2019, 19:45   #4
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I told you not to de-cat it!
You just had to didn't you!
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Old 17th November 2019, 20:03   #5
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Lol, orange wire too
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Old 17th November 2019, 20:06   #6
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Yes, I did chuckle when I spotted that
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Old 17th November 2019, 20:25   #7
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Saw a plenum today with more water than I use in a shower, amazing.
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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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Old 17th November 2019, 21:46   #10
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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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