Earlier that day...
Arnold | 08:32 | Truck Site
Arnold and James made their way through the thick forest towards the abandoned truck. The rain had been heavy the night before and Arnold feared the engine would be totally flooded.
His fears where realised when they tried to start the engine, it spluttered but wouldn't fire.
Arnold set to work draining the engine, the mixture of oil and water seemed to endlessly spew from the underside of the truck.
James checked the battery and luckily it still had some power in it.
They waited several hours for the engine to dry out before putting the small amount of oil that was available to them into the engine, "I hope this is enough to stop the thing seizing up or we'll have to give up on it all together"
Arnold turned the key, the engine spluttered but still didn't ignite. He tried again and after some time it kicked into life.
Arnold felt a rush of relief that returned the blood to his face, this was one sturdy old truck.
The two men returned to base leaving the truck behind, there was so little fuel left they couldn't risk a needless journey.