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.
He states that they drained water from the intercooler. And had video to back the claim

 

[DoubleDoom]

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.

There is also the edit of the video that shows three of the four crossing the river, but not the one that failed. Hiding something?

 

[theox]

There is also the edit of the video that shows three of the four crossing the river, but not the one that failed. Hiding something?

Just one more thing......

 

[LabRat]

There is also the edit of the video that shows three of the four crossing the river, but not the one that failed. Hiding something?

And even those were well above wading depth.

 

[TheDocAUS]

My opinion of Canny has plummeted after this episode. He has said some things that makes me question his depth of knowledge when it comes to remote travel, like the risks involved, the way to reduce said risks and making the right decision.

My impression, which may be wrong, is Arthur is new to remote travel. Nothing wrong with that, but you need to do proper training and prep. I did when I started serious remote travel over a decade ago and I am still learning.

 

[MrMike]

My opinion of Canny has plummeted after this episode. He has said some things that makes me question his depth of knowledge when it comes to remote travel, like the risks involved, the way to reduce said risks and making the right decision.

My impression, which may be wrong, is Arthur is new to remote travel. Nothing wrong with that, but you need to do proper training and prep. I did when I started over a decade ago and I am still learning.

I think there a lot of nieviety from John posting the video and not thinking of the repercussions and Arthur who seemingly went along for the ride.
I started when I was 17 (Gibb RiverRd) , now some 43 years later I'm still learning.
But not posting on social media

 

[AnD3rew]

You might have more luck posting that here:

Thread 'Third party sealed snorkels for the IG and QM'

Nov 25, 2025

GRENX OEM STYLE SEALED SNORKEL (ALUMINIUM)
Australian based GrenX has three models with both a sealed snorkel and sealed airbox. Forum on GrenX snorkels is here.

The first is a sealed aluminium version that looks like the OEM Raised Air Intake, rather than asealed snorkel. It is a bolt on replacement, requiring no cutting of panels. It is the most expensive of the three models. FItting time is between 6 to 8 hours as panel need to eb remvoed.

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Yeah have seen, but insanely expensive