How did your ranger try to kill you today?

[Dirtman]

Knock sensors cause retardation.

 

[RonD]

My dogs are "knock sensors"

 

[dvdswan]

Extra fluffy

or

 

[97RangerXLT]

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Mr Iglesias for sure

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Dried mud poisoning.

 

[Rick W]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, enough of the silly stuff. Just start posting pics of your gal in those shoes.


and find out what pissed off really is!

 

[Dirtman]

 

[broncc]

I can't say this happened recently, but about half way through winter I couldn't stand that my blower motor only worked on high and had pretty weak flow. While replacing the resistor I learned a mouse had decided to move in when it was sitting on the p/o's property. The fluff around the resistor was scorched. So not only was I breathing in warm mouse excretions, the truck nearly burnt down with me in it!

 

[MikeG]

BII air vents filled up with leaves and caught on fire around the resistor. Shot a fire extinguisher into every vent. Lots of smoke but that was about the end of it.

 

[dvdswan]

I can't say this happened recently, but about half way through winter I couldn't stand that my blower motor only worked on high and had pretty weak flow. While replacing the resistor I learned a mouse had decided to move in when it was sitting on the p/o's property. The fluff around the resistor was scorched. So not only was I breathing in warm mouse excretions, the truck nearly burnt down with me in it!

Proof that the mouse wanted you out of his home. Good thing he didn't have a any ammo stashed. On the lighter side. "warm mouse excretions" some might say that is TMI. LOL

 

[Trump8MyKids]

Going back to an earlier comment, I wouldn’t call it suicide
I’d call it more of a careless accident.
Also that connector was beyond melted

 

[Ed K]

Mine hasn't tried to outright kill me, well, except that one time...but anyway, I digress;
No, she likes to take it slow, drawing out the pain, expense, and aggravation over a long period of time. She's drained my bank account and given me very little in return, taking up most of my time
while rarely letting me actually get anywhere with her. I give her endless attention and the best presents I can afford, but I hardly ever get a ride, sometimes she won't even get started or warm up for me. It's a one way relationship, but I have too much invested to end it and move on.
Her name is Rhonda, she's a 2000 Ford Ranger, and we're stuck with each other for better or worse... mostly worse.

 

[pjtoledo]

damn does that sound familiar.

 

[Ed K]

Proof that the mouse wanted you out of his home. Good thing he didn't have a any ammo stashed. On the lighter side. "warm mouse excretions" some might say that is TMI. LOL

Unless the mouse is kicking in for Insurance, tags, gas, and maintenance he/she's a squatter. Just hope it's a he.

 

[Ed K]

I can't say this happened recently, but about half way through winter I couldn't stand that my blower motor only worked on high and had pretty weak flow. While replacing the resistor I learned a mouse had decided to move in when it was sitting on the p/o's property. The fluff around the resistor was scorched. So not only was I breathing in warm mouse excretions, the truck nearly burnt down with me in it!

I'm currently in an ongoing cold war with either one, or two mice, maybe more. It hasn't gone hot yet, so far I've only deployed less than lethal munitions/means ( Concentrated Peppermint Oil on strategically placed cotton balls, sealing high value food in containers) but if they don't start showing good faith and leave my food alone, I'll be going full lethal on their furry 4th points of contact and deploying the big guns.

The main munitions for Operation Mouse Around/Find Out if they force me to escalate will include, but not be limited to; poison ( can't remember the name but it works great), Old fashioned mouse traps with peanut butter smeared cotton stuffed well into the working end of the mouse deletion device, and maybe even my neighbor's mostly outdoor old tom cat, he's been mooching free treats off me for years, it's about time he earned them. I've tried for years to get him to hold a flashlight, hand me tools, and turn the key on or off for me, nothing. He owes me.

The main downside to the poison is the enemy combatants scurrying away to expire, slowly decaying ( usually out of reach) and causing less than optimum secondary invasions, mainly flies and a really unpleasant smell. So maybe not the best option for your vehicle.

The main downside of deploying my neighbor's old Tom cat ( Fat Jack ) and clearing him hot, is he's mostly blind, old, and hasn't missed a meal or bowl of treats in a very long time; so unless he actually hunts mice just for fun, I suspect he'll just be getting work free treats as usual. And he doesn't come in the house and hang out with me anymore for some reason. Now he just waddles over, bumps into everything getting to "his" chair on the front porch where I keep his treat bowl, and yells at me until he's whiskers deep into his latest treat supply. He's a snackhead, and I reckon that makes me his supplier.

Maybe you have a furry mouse deleting mammal (cat) of your own, or someone can lend-lease you theirs, I don't know. If you do, I just hope they're more motivated to help you than Fat Jack is to assist me. I just can't get good help these days.
I realize your problem is vehicle borne while my problem is domestic , but I thought maybe I could give you some suggestions, or at least take your mind off it for a minute or two with my ramblings.