I leave my LX 450 at my NM summer home, spending the winter months at my coastal SC home. Last year, upon putting the vehicle back into service, an unbelievable smell came from the heat/ac vents! It smelled like dead rats! In fact, it WAS dead mice! They had climbed up into the system and, either died there, or were killed the first time the vehicle's system was turned on! YUKKKKK! Took the vehicle in to a local independent shop, where they had to dismantle the system to extract the carcases! I am presently on a short visit to NM, and, when turning on the heat yesterday, the blower motor makes terrible noises, like something is inside one of the circulation boxes. As of yet, there is no smell, having put rat poison under the hood hoping to kill the mice before they begin their adventures!
Any ideas what this might be? I purchased a workshop manual for the 1996 Toyota LC to help me, but was hoping that one of you folks had experienced the same issue and might save me some time!
Purchased the vehicle about 2 years ago from local Toyota dealer whose friend had traded it in with him, and it was showing a little over 60K on the clock, and was in excellent condition, having been bought new and used in Tucson area.
Thanks for any help!