Bear............on your mice problem in your generator........... I used to have mice problems in my boat in the wintertime. Found out that moth balls would keep them out. Loaded the boat with them and no more mice problems.
BTW..... heat on here in southern Me too. High of 46 today...........mid 80's Sat.
Yup---That's one of my plans:
#1 I aimed one of those electronic pest deterrents at the generator.
#2 #3 #4 Once I clean all the nests that are probably in there, especially around the exhaust cooling fins, I'm going to do some spraying & leave a mess of moth balls inside.
Until then I'm afraid to run it, because it could be a fire hazard.
Bear