Cleaning out Engine Air Intake

This came up in one of my endless threads about mice woes.

Anyway, Patrick Wong suggested I clear the intake tunnel and I thought why not do this on a maintenance basis for all cars?

Any reason why not?

Not too tough to do....Here is Patrick's suggestion (which, once again, he made in specific response to my mouse problem):

I'd like to propose a labor-saving alternative to my earlier suggestion of accessing the air resonator chamber located in the front passenger wheel well. Instead, disconnect the air duct that leads to the engine air filter housing, and attach that to a shop vacuum hose, using packaging tape for a good seal. Turn on the vacuum and see what is sucked up.

Then, attach the vacuum hose to the shop vacuum exhaust, and blow air back into the air duct. See what comes out of the air inlet which faces towards the windshield washer reservoir. Make sure you have an unimpeded flow of air before you declare victory.

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