Stuck at Cape York

[Tazzieman]

Apparently it was a Filigree Siberian Hamster called Basil that did it.

Rodents are a problem in wet, warm climes
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-07/rat-plague-havoc-north-and-north-west-queensland/102943048

 

[MrMike]

I'm not reading 15 pages, and watching that guys vid's is painful, so, I'm choosing to subject you all to a completely uninformed comment...

That is... How can there be a delayed hydrolock? When I did it, it was "slurp, stall, winch, pull plugs, do the billagio fountain imitation, wd40 every fucking thin in sight, start and go. Pure luck, but that fj40 is on its 4th owner since me, and same engine I built 3 decades ago.

Whats the theory how something can hydrolock a day after it goes thru a river? Can the airbox hold a few pints without draining and then suck it in the next day? The insurance is paying out, so, something like that must have occurred. Any actual word?

Interestingly Canny makes a definite point pre damage - "all vehicles made it through the track yesterday" he basically kicks off with that statement, which to me smells fishy.
Someone in QLD posted on Cordogans video that the truth has been presented to Canny and he still went ahead with the video. T
He states that they drained water from the intercooler. And had video to back the claim