How did John survive (Unanswered plot point?)

[Recoil]

Perhaps I missed this somewhere in the series, or perhaps it was never fully answered, so I'm asking everyone here if they know the answer to this.

We saw in Season 3 that Peacekeepers and scientists were "liquefying" when going through an unstable wormhole in their Prowlers. An initial plot hole would have been "well if that is happening to them, how did Crichton survive?" except that very point was brought up at the end of Season 3.

In the "Lions Den" two-parter, John said he had a theory as to how he could survive in a primitive Earth module. Later in Season 4, when he is on Earth, he asked DK to look into metallics in regards to his module as well. I believe this was also looking into why he could survive when others could not.

Was it ever revealed as to why Crichton survived worm hole travel in his module, when Prowlers with phase shielding could not?

Was it ever revealed as to how the crew of Moya did as well? Or did they just travel through stable wormholes?

[sny]

Prodding the ole memory by doing a bit of searching, this episode summary seems to help.

http://www.farscapeworld.com/episodes/synopsis/10311.php

Most relevant bit here.

On Moya, Linfer tells Pilot and Crichton that Scorpius is still alive, and says that she came on her own. She managed to find one of the wormhole's exit nodes which she believed Crichton would have been attempting to study. She is convinced that Scorpius would have killed her, and tells Crichton that since his original craft did not employ phase shielding, he is lucky to be alive (see log Premiere). Had the wormhole been unstable, as most are, he would not have survived. She explains that she has developed a unique band of negative phase shielding, which allows any vessel to travel through any wormhole. She offers it to Crichton, in exchange for Moya. Whilst Crichton is against this, Pilot seems ready to accept such an offer.

Evidently, the wormhole Crichton first traveled through was stable, but proper shielding would allow you to travel through any wormhole.

But I really need to do some reviewing. Been too long since I've seen the later eps and PK Wars...

[Nicola]

Actually every craft other than Prowlers can travel wormholes.

Farscape One
Furlow's version of Farscape One
Lo'La
Moya Herself
The Pathfinder Vessel
Scarran Fighter

The only vessel whose Pilots turned to goo were Prowler Pilots. Crichton asked DK and Laura to run a metallurgic analysis of both Farscape One and Aeryn's Prowler.


Laura: Taka says you asked for a metallurgic analysis of these ships. You're on the track of something.

John: It's just a riddle: Why do Prowler Pilot's turn to goo? (he turns away, leaving DK and Laura with furrowed brows as John calls back to them) Get back to me on that.

Crichton knew that plenty of ships and individuals had travelled through wormholes unmolested - as Furlow said "Didn't even muss my hair." So it is something specific to the vessel that carries the Pilot that causes the problem. And since it is only Prowler Pilots that get gooed... then it is something specific to Prowlers that causes the problem.