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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 03:30 PM
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My fuel line got chewed right before the fuel rail a few days ago. The guy at oreilly's said it was pretty common because Chrysler used soybean oil in the fuel lines. Has anyone ever had this happen to them before?
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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I can't quite say I've ever heard that before...this maybe true but soybean oil brecksvdown in 6 months or less....i don't think its BC of some soybean oil. Just some bad luck
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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I had that happen to me but found out they were just trying to get to the nut behind the wheel
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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Yea, i just replaced a fuel line from tank to filter on a 95 camaro that a squirrel chewed through. The squirrels are outta control around here!
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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A nut? That's awesome haha... I'd just make it open season on them lol
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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put some cayenne pepper in some peanut butter and spread it around where they chew they will never come around again
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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I did that to my friend but instead with the whole jar of penutbutter...best reaction ever lol!!!....that should work imo
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mcguyver_xj
put some cayenne pepper in some peanut butter and spread it around where they chew they will never come around again
Hahaha, thats awsome. I wonder if that will work to keep them little SOBs outta my pecan trees.....stupid tree rats!!
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:58 PM
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Or you could leave a bowl of anti-freeze next to the jeep, animals will eat it first because it's sweet and it will poison them. Just don't do it if you have cats or you like your neighbors cats.
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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Guilty...
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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Or you could leave a bowl of anti-freeze next to the jeep, animals will eat it first because it's sweet and it will poison them. Just don't do it if you have cats or you like your neighbors cats.

thats some animal cruelty right there what if a dog got loose and drank it were just trying to keep them away hence the pepper in peanut butter not kill them
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 07:15 PM
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Yeah...dont do the anti freeze I made that mistake
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Yeah I was thinking that probably wasn't the best idea. I'm sure it'll get the job done, but at what cost? I happen to not want all the neighborhood pets dead.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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my friend had an old lumina that someone gave them in his shop and we were trying to get it to run, and i turned it over but didnt fire up, we figured it was just the battery so we popped the hood to charge it when he saw some rat **** on the air box, we popped it open and sure enough there was a whole nest in there. they had nibbled on some tube and made a little house.
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Old Aug 28, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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That's crazy, but I guess you have to expect stuff like this to happen. Murphy's law, man.
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