Be glad the mouse stuff is all on the outside. I bought a 1958 RDE-19E 35 Johnson that I couldn’t pull over all the way. I took the spark plugs out and the lower cylinder had a mouse nest in it that I could see blocking the spark plug hole. The mouse must have come up through the exhaust port.
It amazes me how far those critters will go into things to nest. Two weeks ago I had to pull the heater fan out of my 2003 Cadillac and found a mouse nest and dead mouse totally clogging the fan blades. It had chewed through a very dirty cabin air filter to get there.
For mouse stuff, like the others, I also start with a shop vacuum and a dust mask. Some Lysol and water in a spray bottle goes on next.
Dave
