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Don/WI · 09-07-2012, 08:16 PM

I am helping a new club member get his "A" started after 30 years of standing idle. It started after a few minor problems were resolved. It looks like it needs a new manifold gasket. When we shut it down we saw a few hickory nuts behind the car that were not there previously. Seems as if there may be some mice nests in the muffler. Is there a way to get the muffler cleaned out or will running it do the trick? It did not run very sooth, but I contribute that to the need for a manifold gasket. Any thoughts on what we should do first? Thanks. Don/WI

Tom Wesenberg · 09-07-2012, 08:26 PM

You can remove the muffler and stand it on end. Also you can pour some diesel down the pipe and light it to burn up any mouse nest that won't blow out by the exhaust.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 09-08-2012, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

You can remove the muffler and stand it on end. Also you can pour some diesel down the pipe and light it to burn up any mouse nest that won't blow out by the exhaust.

Tom,
Yep! you remembered Chief's fire trick!
DANGER! DANGER! DANGER!
Don't even THINK about using gasoline to do this------BOOM!!!!!! Bill W.

redmodelt · 09-08-2012, 08:39 PM

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Ya even just running with a plugged muffler can make "BOOM". A friend about a mile from my parents blew his all to smithereens, we could hear it at our house! Now where did I put that potato?

09-07-2012, 08:16 PM	#1
Don/WI Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kaukauna, Wisconsin Posts: 396	Muffler question I am helping a new club member get his "A" started after 30 years of standing idle. It started after a few minor problems were resolved. It looks like it needs a new manifold gasket. When we shut it down we saw a few hickory nuts behind the car that were not there previously. Seems as if there may be some mice nests in the muffler. Is there a way to get the muffler cleaned out or will running it do the trick? It did not run very sooth, but I contribute that to the need for a manifold gasket. Any thoughts on what we should do first? Thanks. Don/WI

09-07-2012, 08:26 PM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Muffler question You can remove the muffler and stand it on end. Also you can pour some diesel down the pipe and light it to burn up any mouse nest that won't blow out by the exhaust.

09-08-2012, 08:39 PM	#4
redmodelt Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland OR Posts: 6,358	Re: Muffler question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Ya even just running with a plugged muffler can make "BOOM". A friend about a mile from my parents blew his all to smithereens, we could hear it at our house! Now where did I put that potato?