Mothballs and a bad idea...

[Jonathan]

The LH pontoon can be viewed to a certain degree by removing the charcoal canister. If you have a snake scope, you can get a better look. Same goes on the RH via the air intake. Obviously the most effective method is to remove the rear fascia, which would allow a great view up the access holes directly at the rear of each pontoon. More common here are bees nests.

Haha! I'm in agreement with you on that one!!

(from my rear left quarter...)

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[Farrar]

Haha! I'm in agreement with you on that one!!

(from my rear left quarter...)

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Cue the "sweet ride" jokes...

[sdg3205]

Cue the "sweet ride" jokes...

Could have been a real sticky situation.

[Jonathan]

Could have been a real sticky situation.

A good source of Vitamin B-12?

[David T]

Don't typically see much in the pontoons but it can't hurt to look and clean them up. What I DO find is the vent hose coming out of the bottom of the charcoal canister gets plugged up with insect debris. Easy to clean with a piece of wire. Often in the R/H pontoon the ductwork for the air intake falls apart. A bit fiddly to put back together with one hand.

[Rich_NYS]

Wasps make paper....bees make honey.

[DMCVegas]

Haha! I'm in agreement with you on that one!!

(from my rear left quarter...)

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That brings back memories. Not nearly as big, but pulled out a wasp nest from my right rear pontoon.

Spiders were my big problem. Cobwebs front to back between the chassis & underbody. Then there was the subsequent infestation.

[Soundkillr]

Wasps make paper....bees make honey.

Man! That stings!

[Michael]

Some of today's most expensive track cars use a honeycomb chassis design. Who knew JZD developed the stuff in the 70's?

[Carliannewman]

You can buy a special aerosol disinfectant that cleans the evaporator and airways. Or there is always Lysol. Nothing will beat removing and cleaning the HVAC box. There is probably dead mice in it and a lot of crap. Literally.

1st, let me please thank everyone for their support.

So, as I said in an earlier post ... Once I fixed may A/C, the mouse urine smell was unbearable. I mean it was bad. I wouldn't let anyone get in the car (after allowing that for two years). It was definitely the repair if the A/C.

But, I was highly unmotivated to not disassemble the now-working A/C system. So, i did what could after removing the blower motor (not too much).

When I was under the pass dash, I could see a crack in the housing for the A/C exchanger. I thought about for a bit and decided... I would cut an access panel in the box holding the A/C exchanger.

What a good idea (for those with lower standards). I had had great access to the mouse nest ruining my ability to enjoy the car without the A/C removal/drain/recharge. I carefully removed all mouse evidence (prob 95%), and I should be good to go.

I'm not proud, but I'm kinda proud. I'll follow up with a pix of the access panel and confirmation it solved the smell

Thanks all.