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<blockquote data-quote="MacFromOK" data-source="post: 3589826" data-attributes="member: 40864"><p>Well... the old Crown Vic fired up, and after nursing the gas pedal a minute or two, it would idle - roughly at first, but then it smoothed out like it should. AC & blower don't work, but that's mostly where the chewed wires are.</p><p></p><p>Bear in mind it hasn't been started since <strong>January 2020</strong>, the last time I went to town.</p><p></p><p>Anywho... I moved it out of the carport and near a shade tree by the house, and left the hood propped up (the gas cylinders are shot). I can see at least one wire going to the throttle body that's chewed through, but if that and the AC/heater wires are the only damage, I may keep the thing. It's literally pristine on the inside (we bought it at 26k miles), and has no body damage.</p><p></p><p>I'll scatter some of the Amazon rat bait ([<s>Ramiken?</s> <strong>Ramik</strong>) around it and we'll see what happens.</p><p></p><p>Still open to suggestions btw... <img src="/images/smilies/new/drunk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":drunk2:" title="Drunk 2 :drunk2:" data-shortname=":drunk2:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacFromOK, post: 3589826, member: 40864"] Well... the old Crown Vic fired up, and after nursing the gas pedal a minute or two, it would idle - roughly at first, but then it smoothed out like it should. AC & blower don't work, but that's mostly where the chewed wires are. Bear in mind it hasn't been started since [b]January 2020[/b], the last time I went to town. Anywho... I moved it out of the carport and near a shade tree by the house, and left the hood propped up (the gas cylinders are shot). I can see at least one wire going to the throttle body that's chewed through, but if that and the AC/heater wires are the only damage, I may keep the thing. It's literally pristine on the inside (we bought it at 26k miles), and has no body damage. I'll scatter some of the Amazon rat bait ([[s]Ramiken?[/s] [b]Ramik[/b]) around it and we'll see what happens. Still open to suggestions btw... :drunk2: [/QUOTE]
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