Yep even if the engine doesn't ingest water, it can get into the tranny vent. 
Unless a vehicle is set up for fording deep water don't do it. And if there's a 
current, don't do it even then. 

Allan


On Sat, Jul 10, 2021, at 11:56 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
> After torrential rains a couple weeks ago (something like 4.5" from 
> Thu-Sun), I forgot and went down the logical road on the way home from a 
> friend's house. When I saw the road closed sign, it was time to decide 
> whether to turn around then for a brief detour, or go another 3 miles to 
> the river for a possibly bigger detail if the flooding was real.
> 
> I went down the road, which I'd driven down a couple days before with a 
> couple inches over it, and it was NOPE. As I started to turn around, I 
> saw a tall, probably 4x4 Ford Superduty pickup approaching, and it 
> looked like he was going for it. I parked and watched the show in the 
> mirror. When the water hit front bumper, I knew I was right not to even 
> try it.
> When the water reached its peak about 4-5" below the headlights, I 
> figured only an idiot would to that to a $60+k truck.
> He made it, but it could not have been good for the truck.
> 
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