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Why did you have to replace all those seals and brake shoes every time you went through the mud pit?
Three words; Hollister Hills Mud.
As for the rest; my vents were probably blocked by the many passes through the mud pit previously and improper maintenance in between.
As for the motor...
This has been my experience with civilian Blazers and Suburbans as well as Willys Jeeps as well.
They can keep water and mud out during a quick ford but if you get stuck for long, all the heat in the axles and engine being quenched in cold water of mud creates a vaccum in them that draw water...