So my car as running crappy today....

Johnny Drama · 06-28-2007, 12:57 PM

I head out for work this morning as I normally do, about 20 minutes late.

I'm just pulling out of my driveway and the there is this fluttering sound.. hmm I say, but my eyes are barely open. So I just keep driving. The I notice the car is kind low on power. I'm stompin on it, and it's like woooaaaaaa spit, blagh, cough. Nothing is lit up on the dash, and by this time I start to think something is wrong with my baby, so I'm awake now.

I was just about to hit the onramp to the highway, so I pulled off and decided I would check under the hood for a disconnected vacuum line, or maybe to see if one of the hamsters had fallen off the wheel.... and there's the joke.

I see a bit of straw sticking out of the air box. So I poped the cover off, and what do I see? a nest! and this wasnt no tiny nest in the corner type thing, this was a 30 unit condo, with a pool, jaccuzzi, tennis court, the works!

It was stuffed so full in here, that the couldn't have been more then a coupe fingers worth of free room.

So there I am, on the side of the road pulling out grass, and dirt ( why did they use dirt? ) leaves, branches, etc.. and tossing it into the ditch.

I took the air filter off, and gave it a few bangs, and sunflower seeds were flying out of it like kids spewing on the teacup ride.

Put it all back together, fired it up and she purrs like a kitten.

I don't know what made the nest, why it decided that was a good spot to put it, or how pissed it will be at me when it finds I relocated thier home about 10 miles up the road, but these animals have to learn dammit

blahblah · 06-28-2007, 04:19 PM

Classic Johnny. You should have taken some pics!

JimMS6 · 07-01-2007, 03:03 PM

Dude, that's awesome! LOL

Nothing like being late for work and having to deal with that crap. Though it's happened to me enough times.. I have a couple summer only cars, and when first thing I do in the spring is clean the crap out of my air box... makes a good home I guess

Gryphon · 07-01-2007, 04:00 PM

that's too funny. Better hope they weren't endangered what ever it was.. you'll have the police in the brown shorts after you before long

Cable Guy · 07-05-2007, 12:09 PM

great story!

Johnny Drama · 07-08-2007, 06:04 PM

after I threw everything out and got back into my car I looked at my phone and thought.. why didn't I take pictures of this? ahh well It's not like it's the first time it's happened to someone.. just thought it was a crappy way to start a day

06-28-2007, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Johnny Drama Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 555	So my car as running crappy today.... I head out for work this morning as I normally do, about 20 minutes late. I'm just pulling out of my driveway and the there is this fluttering sound.. hmm I say, but my eyes are barely open. So I just keep driving. The I notice the car is kind low on power. I'm stompin on it, and it's like woooaaaaaa spit, blagh, cough. Nothing is lit up on the dash, and by this time I start to think something is wrong with my baby, so I'm awake now. I was just about to hit the onramp to the highway, so I pulled off and decided I would check under the hood for a disconnected vacuum line, or maybe to see if one of the hamsters had fallen off the wheel.... and there's the joke. I see a bit of straw sticking out of the air box. So I poped the cover off, and what do I see? a nest! and this wasnt no tiny nest in the corner type thing, this was a 30 unit condo, with a pool, jaccuzzi, tennis court, the works! It was stuffed so full in here, that the couldn't have been more then a coupe fingers worth of free room. So there I am, on the side of the road pulling out grass, and dirt ( why did they use dirt? ) leaves, branches, etc.. and tossing it into the ditch. I took the air filter off, and gave it a few bangs, and sunflower seeds were flying out of it like kids spewing on the teacup ride. Put it all back together, fired it up and she purrs like a kitten. I don't know what made the nest, why it decided that was a good spot to put it, or how pissed it will be at me when it finds I relocated thier home about 10 miles up the road, but these animals have to learn dammit __________________ MazdaSpeed6

06-28-2007, 04:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
blahblah Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto, On. Posts: 144	Classic Johnny. You should have taken some pics! __________________ Liquid Platinum MazdaSpeed 6 baby!

07-08-2007, 06:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Johnny Drama Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 555	after I threw everything out and got back into my car I looked at my phone and thought.. why didn't I take pictures of this? ahh well It's not like it's the first time it's happened to someone.. just thought it was a crappy way to start a day __________________ MazdaSpeed6

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07-01-2007, 03:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
JimMS6 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Socal Posts: 159	Dude, that's awesome! LOL Nothing like being late for work and having to deal with that crap. Though it's happened to me enough times.. I have a couple summer only cars, and when first thing I do in the spring is clean the crap out of my air box... makes a good home I guess

07-01-2007, 04:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gryphon Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 45	that's too funny. Better hope they weren't endangered what ever it was.. you'll have the police in the brown shorts after you before long

07-05-2007, 12:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cable Guy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 14	great story!