Hey folks:
Since its starting to get a bit warmer around here, I decided to start cleaning
up the Midget for Springtime, and noticed that under the master cylinders and
on the other side near the coil there were the tell-tale signs of a rodent's
nest. Nothing that the shop-vac couldn't handle, and knowing not what else to
do, I sprayed some WD-40 in the area (not harmful to paint) hoping that the
odor would be unpleasant to a small animal, but this morning, I noticed that
the animal had returned. I'd get a cat, but then instead of a mouse/rat
problem, I'd have a cat problem. Any ideas, that would not involve chemicals
(I have a dog, and soon a small child) or snap traps? Frankly, I don't want to
trap anything in the engine bay, because it would tend to rot/smell, or eat
through wiring.
Also, while checking my brake fluid levels, I noticed that the master cylinder
cap indicated to use DOT-3 fluid only. Hmmm... Is there any wat to tell
whether or not I have a non original sort of brake system? Or has someone just
replaced the cap. In the 18 months since I've owned the car, I haven't needed
to do any brake maintenance, so I really don't know its history. Is there an
easy way to tell DOT-3 fluid from DOT-4 just by looking at it?
Regards,
Charles
'74 Midget
'68 Sprite
cdsorkin@cdsorkin.com
Bloomfield, NJ
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