Blowby is combustion gas getting past the piston rings due to wear/cracked piston. It doesn't come out of the radiator it comes out of the engine oil fill hole with the cap off. If you have combustion gas getting into your cooling system you have a blown head gasket or a damaged head.
Thank you for the clarification and respectful comment. Lot of rude comments for this and I admit I was wrong. Fortunately I have never had to deal with blowby so the concept was completely foreign to me!
@@h1ghy1eld25 Some blow by is normal. It’s the normal huffing and puffing of the pistons going up and down. If you had a real issue, it would manifest in other ways. Blue smoke, oil consumption, etc.
@@rsz90182 Military vehicles come out of a motor pool. Sure, your unit may have a dozen Humvees assigned, but it’s not like any particular one is assigned to you as your ride. And most drivers are 19 year old kids who drove em like they stole em. Very hard lives.
my favorite line is “you can research that yourself” i felt so welcome to continue to watch, bc of course im not watching this for research or anything
I waited 8 months for my humvee to get approved I got an m1123 in may 2020 for $8k and It’s going to be shipped tomorrow super excited it took awhile to get it
@@Brady.John87 yes I’m very happy about it I paid it to get it shipped here in San Jose CA from Yermo CA for $600, paid $8k on the humvee it self but the humvee i got is not running, I still haven’t got it started, but I got it to my door for around $9k total
Do your research kids, I got mine for $5500, M1043A2, Slantback hardtop, no hood and top of motor was open (didn't care cuz I'm doin a Cummins swap anyway). Found a hood in New Jersey for $400.00 Vehicle, state tax, county tax and auction fee added up to $6527.00 I was expecting a long wait for EUC and Boom! 4 weeks later they released it to me. Mad dash to Georgia from Mass(i thought I was gonna have more wait time to prepare for pickup. (Boss was cool enough to give me time off and the shop truck and trailer on short notice)). SF97 showed up in the mail about 2 months later....overall, it wasn't too bad of a process. For me the worst part was the looooooong a$$ trip trailerin her home. Hope my experience will help someone else be more prepared :) EDIT TO ADD : Best month to buy(by my research) is early May to mid-June....look at sold units to see if that's still holds true.
The company itself bids against you to push you to bid higher❗❗ Brother-in-law used to work for a company that sold military vehicles and his job was to bid against potential customers to get as much as they could for them! There are chances to get some vehicles under $7,000 because they'd have too much inventory and just wanted it gone. Just keep pushing forward ❗
Blow by is cylinder pressure escaping past or "blowing by" the piston rings into the crank case, reasons are worn rings or worn cylinders. Chances are that engine got dusted from an ill maintained filter and the rings or cylinder walls are worn. The pressure in the coolant is from the dreaded #8 crack where the block cracks at that cylinder due to poor cooling. The 6.2 had some of this as well but the 6.5 turbo is the most notorious. Cant remember off hand what to look for to see if it has an early block thats susceptible or if its a later "super block". Easiest way to tell if its cracked is if the engine looses coolant from the degas bottle or reservoir or you see signs of that on the ground or around the reservoir. But odds are if your getting a HMMWV thats later than 02(I think) you most likely have the good block. The HMMWV got the good blocks first as well vs the civilian HUMMER H1 so the civi rigs are harder to know cause a later model can still have the old block. Just food for thought.
The thing you called a radiator cap during the blow by portion is actually the oil fill neck. The thing they are showing you for blow by is not correct, they should be showing you the exhaust to check blow by. A brand new truck will spray oil out of the fill neck if you leave the cap off as the injection pump drive and timing chain are directly under the neck. (USMC 3521 (automotive mechanic) here.).
Absolutely check with your local DMV PRIOR to bidding on a HMMWV. There are some states out there that WILL NOT register them. It can take as long as 6 to 8 months after you win the bid for the End Use Certificate (EUC) to clear before your vehicle gets released from GL if you haven't had one cleared previously. As a rule of thumb anything under $4800 is a non-runner with an incomplete engine. Sometimes this can be a minor thing and sometimes it's going to mean looking for another (expensive) engine.
As a former Motor Transport Mechanic in the USMC from 1996 - 2000, we had 6.2L engines. These were lower quality builds and might last 75,000 miles if properly used and maintained. The government makes purchases from lowest bidders on most items. This proved to be too costly for the government in rebuilds, so they switched to the 6.5s in the later models. I never saw any of these in action though, as they came into service after my enlistment was up. It is a fun toy but the fuel mileage in them was poor. They have geared hubs at the wheels to reduce the gearing to appropriate levels to make them a decent off road vehicle capable of pulling heavy loads. They operate off of a 24vdc system so this should be kept in mind. They are relatively easy to work on. This being said there's a good chance that it was operated by individuals that were relatively untrained and operated in less than ideal environments. Don't be surprised by the condition you might find them in. As the author said, the tenant of repairing tactical vehicles is replace the unserviceable part with one that is serviceable. As long as the vehicle starts and moves under it's own power, it's considered repaired and placed back into service. I'm not painting a bad picture, I'm just saying what we dealt with while that vehicle was in service.
A cheaper way to get a humvee is to reserch your local army base DERMO yard location get on base go to DERMO and drive it home. Daylight drill weekend. You are golden.
@@hunchowiley8492 you dont want to piss off the army. Is as i said. Join the guard you will be able to snag one easy. Get cault prison time. It was tounge in cheek humor. I saw it a real thing.
Don't join the guard it's still active duty like regular Army as your going to basic & AIT then if you're stuck in a crappy unit after AIT it's a night mare just like Regular Army. Only go if you want to serve if it's your dream.
Please, please, please brother, go as in depth into the buying process as possible and I will study and take notes! Im planning on buying soon, but I want to travel the path youve already blazed! THANK YOU!
That pressure you're talking about is blowby. That means you're piston rings are worn out, letting gases from the combustion chamber into the crankcase. When that happens, those gases are under pressure and blowing oil and those gases both out of the engine, most noticeably from the oil fill tube.
When I was in the Army back in the last 1980's my vehicle obviously was a M998 and know all too well how it screams going down the highway, I was stationed in South Korea and was on a few highways and damn near needed ear plugs. Also you need to remember, how many ppl had your vehicle before you! Every Monday was PMCS Monday and need to do maintenance on your vehicle. Yeah you may take care of the vehicle but ppl before you may not have waited for the wait light to go off before starting and destroy the glow plugs!! I hated my vehicle when I first signed for it because when I would try to start it the thing would smoke like crazy because of the glow plugs we're bad. I would have to use gloves and hold the exhaust to make back pressure in the system and that would start it up. Then taking the plugs out was bad because if they are bad the plugs would swell and it would be a disaster getting them out and a trip to 3rd shop who would take the heads off in order to put new glue plugs in. I ended up reclassifying into the JAG CORP because I had just passed the Bar before joining the Army and so the rest of my 25 years I was an attorney
I always like seeing these real world stories of people who served and experienced the Humvee platform often. Thank you for serving our country first and foremost! Regarding the glow plugs, they make a tool now that works really well at extracting them. It will turn an 8 hour job into a 1 hour job and is a must have for Humvee owners! But you are right, these things were used and abused and put away wet. You have to expect that when you buy one for sure.
Blow by isn’t pressure getting into your cooling system, it’s gasses getting past the rings and into the crank case, you’ll usually always have some blow by but obviously allot isn’t good, you don’t want to pressurize your crank case, all you would have to do is replace the rings or if you don’t want to do that, it would be to put a catch can on it to release pressure to the atmosphere.
I actually bid on that very hummer. I thought I'd win her for $7700. Wrong! It sold for $16,600.00. Ended up getting a 1999 M1097A2 last week. Now we wait.
I got it for $12,500 haha. Unless sit went to auction again because another buyer bailed I think this is a different Humvee Congrats on your m1097!! Good to have over drive!
Thanks for sharing. I just picked up a 1993 M998 myself, currently in the middle of replacing the engine, fuel tank.. and everything in between haha 👍👍
Here in Australia we have an well known online auction company that does exactly that. The company bids against you to push the price up. They use the same method of extending the time if a bid is made shortly before the auction ends. If they "win" the auction they just relist it and go through the process again. It sucks that they are allowed to do it.
Most of 6.5 have blow by, more like 95%, Just won one 9/14/22 for $ 5,700. PLUS TAX AND HOUSE COMOISION. TOTAL $ 7,133.05, not to bad for the newest homvee. 1152A1 hard top, ac, 6.5, overdrive, new tires , the con was missing light switch, and blow by but start rightway. No issues.
On EUC if you put down that you live in an apartment you need to get a letter from your landlord that you can store it there or give an address that you can store your Humvee at. They will keep 25% of sale price if you don't give that information! I found out after the my bid closed, just FYI!
@@okjd159 I have a fairly strict HOA but the kicker in my case is I have a garage.... if you do not have your own driveway or a garage I would highly advise against ever getting a Humvee. Most apartment complexes or HOA neighborhoods do not allow unlicensed vehicles (ie project cars) to be parked outside. However that is well known and not unique to MVs.
I won the auction April 15 of 2020 on a HMMWV. Call them once a month and then told me yesterday this is the fourth EUC they submitted and I’m still waiting.
my two cents. most diesels have a lil bit of blow by as noted in that video. until they warm up they will have a bit. if theres a bunch of pressure than that equals no bueno. for the most part GovPlanet doesnt wait for them to warm up.... good note for the the video but with an asterisk....
3:32 if you see this box with the mil circular connector it has the 4L80E 4 speed with overdrive. The transmission is electrically controlled and that box is the transmission control unit.
i just got my 1st Humvee! its set up like a 2 door truck. its a m1097a2. i was wondering how i know what c pillar to get to go from a two door to a 4 door. i have seen some and there definitely different. mine is currently a 2 door cloth top. and im definitely going to do a 4 seater and eventually get the hard top for it. just asking for your guidance before pulling the trigger. thanks for your videos they halp alot
Having driven (read: beaten the ever-living piss out of) an uparmored version of these as intended, the best advice is to let someone else go through this process, let them go underwater fixing the damage we did, and then pick up your toy. And it IS a toy, not a daily driver. Just look into servicing one of those planetary hubs and you'll get it. Hopefully. LOL.
Right. These things are ragged the hell out. I know, I helped rag them out. Nobody needs to get the armored. You'll crack you skull and it's insanely heavy. These are stupid for civilians to own, but hey if people want to throw money away and pretend to be in the army, whatever.
Your winning bid will have state tax (several States different rates) also auction fee minimum $1500 example I won 2009 M1123 2 man truck variant from Yermo, California for $10,100 plus $895 state and local taxes plus $1500 for a final invoice of $12499. Also important make sure to select location so that you are not bidding from a state that is $1500 miles away?
That blow by you show is totally normal and is definitely not coming out of the radiator cap. That’s the oil fill... not indicative of any cooling system or engine issues
@@Kevin24Seven I drove them from when they entered inventory in 85 until I retired in 2008. not a real fan. Like I said, if you have massive mechanical support, you can pretty much keep them running. If not, it's a crap shoot. I have to qualify this statement with the observation that most of these have been THRASHED, repeatedly rebuilt, and some are approaching 30 years old.....
@@sanction7627 for sure and much respect for that. I will add that the older 998s for sale for the most part are junk. Obv odometer readings may be inaccurate but I got mine with it showing 300 miles and based on the undercarriage condition it sure looked the part. I've got about 30k on the clock now and no major issues other than the start box because mine came with the junk model. It's been off roaded pretty hard and often in that time as well. Much of what they use mechanically are the exact same parts you find on trucks and SUVs of their era. 6.5 GM motors, 4l80e transfer case, Saginaw steering boxes, etc. Bodies are full aluminum so rust isn't an issue either and the half shafts and other moving parts are way overbuilt. There were a lot of years with junk motors that you need to avoid. And the start boxes may be junk may not. It's hit and miss. Other than it's pretty much just the strongest of civilian truck parts that make up a Humvee. That being said, anything that gets put through the shit a MV gets put through is gonna have problems lol
Being pryer military, I love the humvee. Although the engines lacks power. I like to fix that by transplanting a viper engine stroked to 9 liters. Which will provide roughly 800 wheel horse power in a none planetary hub set up.
@Behindthen0thing I believe in my state with its age it should be fine, my cousin ran a 05 2500hd Silverado with straight duals without cats and they passed him
Public Service Announcement... There is a reason why really nice Humvees cost $90,000. Please go look up what an old Chevy Blazer or Ford Bronco radiator cost compared to a Humvee that should tell you everything you need to know what it's going to take to refurbish or maintain a Humvee
I just wanted to help somebody out with the 6.5 turbo issue the 6.5 is a great engine if you get the right block Humvees do you have the right block right from Detroit diesel I believe where a lot of the civilian vehicles during that time frame I have blocks made all over the place from Canada to Mexico and some of the castings are horrible also if you Do you put a turbo charger on it just know that the valves in a 6.5 cannot take over 1200° I would advise putting a Pyro meter in between the turbo and the intake so you can measure the temperature coming from your exhaust back into your engine just food for thought don’t be scared of a 65 she’s just a little finicky
I totally wanna buy one of these hummves. How much work is really required in these trucks? Engine problems, modifications, mantince stuff, ext... yes full extremely detailed video! Please!
I use to work on these things. They are really really REALLY prone to stupid things breaking. Always remember, ALL branches of our military always will try to go for the lowest bidder first which really shows when things like this break down every other day. They are neat on the surface but I'd definitely hesitate before buying one and really decide if its worth the constant headache.
Yes please Iv been wanting to get one for awhile No rush drove by and saw them But now moved out of state There is one local that got me interested again in a town impound How much did you end up getting one for ? Looks like starting bid is usually 4800 Iv wondered if it goes real high or if they are cheap Back to watching vid !! Cool bid
@@Kevin24Seven I was thinking not all were actually marked that way. My state won’t give a title if it says off-road only but if I get another, I may need to get the Montana title to be able to get a title in my state.
@@StevenPenny the Montana title through gov planet has an Off Highway use disclaimer on it. I'm not sure how that would work with your state but I know it's an option.
I spoke with Gov Planet today and apparently the Marine Corps Humvees shouldn't have the off-road use only stamp on their SF97s. That being said, if you are having trouble give Dirt Legal a call. I am getting ready to work with them a bit in the future and they have a whole process for getting these things street legal.
I went and looked at an auction site who had humvs through out the united states & and they looked like junkers. All I saw were humvs with out doors & tops and what was left did not look good. No seats and sometimes a video will be available with motor running. If motor is running does not mean anything good I was surprised what awful condition they were all in and if you end up paying 10,000 it does not seem worth it. Some humvs said 5 000 in millage but still looked like junkers.
@kevin24seven because of the delivery area you mentioned I take it you are located in the STL metro area? Good to know there is a local community when I go this route next year
Can I take a trailer and pick it up myself? I hear the fees are crazy to ship it to you and you can’t drive it right away, as you have to wait for the government to get you the registration so you can then title it
People that isn't very mechanically inclined? you mean like you? That's not a radiator cap its the oil fill cap. Blow by is a combustion issue, a lot of diesels has some kind of blow by because of the high compression. And you said the old M998 would be screaming at 55 mph? That's Funny we use to run them across Germany on the autobahn at about 75 -80 mph.
I am not really sure what the question here is lol. They have 6.5 and 6.2 Detroit Diesels though but some of the H1s did have gas engines. The diesels are generally considered to be better.
@@Kevin24Seven ok that's because i'm in Mexico and i have the oportunity to buy one hummer h1 military. and i don't know which to pick, the gasoline hummer or the diesel, I maybe not will cross a river full of water like a submarine... but I'm thinking the most reliable and easy to fix.
Before you buy one of these for 10,000.00 do your homework and realize alot of these have been driven through water and heavily used. Motor wear and drivetrain wear is subjective.
Blowby is combustion gas getting past the piston rings due to wear/cracked piston. It doesn't come out of the radiator it comes out of the engine oil fill hole with the cap off. If you have combustion gas getting into your cooling system you have a blown head gasket or a damaged head.
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Thank you for the clarification and respectful comment. Lot of rude comments for this and I admit I was wrong. Fortunately I have never had to deal with blowby so the concept was completely foreign to me!
I have blowby on my f250, it runs great. Should I or how do I fix it.
@@h1ghy1eld25 Some blow by is normal. It’s the normal huffing and puffing of the pistons going up and down. If you had a real issue, it would manifest in other ways. Blue smoke, oil consumption, etc.
Be warned:
Buying a humvee is like buying a 1989 Mustang GT that has had nine owners, all of them 19 years old.
Or spent long hours in inhospitable environments
Or 25 owners at an army base
What is that supposed to mean? You didn't make any valid point.
@@rsz90182 Military vehicles come out of a motor pool. Sure, your unit may have a dozen Humvees assigned, but it’s not like any particular one is assigned to you as your ride. And most drivers are 19 year old kids who drove em like they stole em. Very hard lives.
LMAO. GTs or definitely coupes wouldn't have made it that long . Maybe 4 cylinders
my favorite line is “you can research that yourself” i felt so welcome to continue to watch, bc of course im not watching this for research or anything
I hear there’s a new army surplus store in Kabul. It’s called Traitor Joe’s.
I heard about it to. But you better be fast about it so China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺gets there first.
Cause we haven't see this on facebook 10000 times
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I waited 8 months for my humvee to get approved I got an m1123 in may 2020 for $8k and It’s going to be shipped tomorrow super excited it took awhile to get it
Very awesome my friend! Old Humvee smell beats new car smell anytime.
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So now that you've received it what was the actual overall cost in the end after all the taxes and shipping? Are you happy with what you recieved?
@@Brady.John87 yes I’m very happy about it I paid it to get it shipped here in San Jose CA from Yermo CA for $600, paid $8k on the humvee it self but the humvee i got is not running, I still haven’t got it started, but I got it to my door for around $9k total
Do your research kids, I got mine for $5500, M1043A2, Slantback hardtop, no hood and top of motor was open (didn't care cuz I'm doin a Cummins swap anyway). Found a hood in New Jersey for $400.00
Vehicle, state tax, county tax and auction fee added up to $6527.00
I was expecting a long wait for EUC and Boom! 4 weeks later they released it to me. Mad dash to Georgia from Mass(i thought I was gonna have more wait time to prepare for pickup. (Boss was cool enough to give me time off and the shop truck and trailer on short notice)). SF97 showed up in the mail about 2 months later....overall, it wasn't too bad of a process. For me the worst part was the looooooong a$$ trip trailerin her home.
Hope my experience will help someone else be more prepared :) EDIT TO ADD : Best month to buy(by my research) is early May to mid-June....look at sold units to see if that's still holds true.
How much do you think you’re going to spend on the Cummins swap?
I’m thinking of doing the same with an old 1997 Cummins off a Dodge Ram
The company itself bids against you to push you to bid higher❗❗ Brother-in-law used to work for a company that sold military vehicles and his job was to bid against potential customers to get as much as they could for them! There are chances to get some vehicles under $7,000 because they'd have too much inventory and just wanted it gone. Just keep pushing forward ❗
They buy the vehicles and then sell them a markup.
thanks for the heads up. Ill try to wait til the last second to bid
They all do that.
Blow by is cylinder pressure escaping past or "blowing by" the piston rings into the crank case, reasons are worn rings or worn cylinders. Chances are that engine got dusted from an ill maintained filter and the rings or cylinder walls are worn.
The pressure in the coolant is from the dreaded #8 crack where the block cracks at that cylinder due to poor cooling. The 6.2 had some of this as well but the 6.5 turbo is the most notorious. Cant remember off hand what to look for to see if it has an early block thats susceptible or if its a later "super block". Easiest way to tell if its cracked is if the engine looses coolant from the degas bottle or reservoir or you see signs of that on the ground or around the reservoir.
But odds are if your getting a HMMWV thats later than 02(I think) you most likely have the good block. The HMMWV got the good blocks first as well vs the civilian HUMMER H1 so the civi rigs are harder to know cause a later model can still have the old block.
Just food for thought.
It's a huge mistake. OP should revise this as oil blow by has nothing to do with the cooling system....
The thing you called a radiator cap during the blow by portion is actually the oil fill neck. The thing they are showing you for blow by is not correct, they should be showing you the exhaust to check blow by. A brand new truck will spray oil out of the fill neck if you leave the cap off as the injection pump drive and timing chain are directly under the neck. (USMC 3521 (automotive mechanic) here.).
Would love to see you to a breakdown similar to this of how you would identify and select the quality vehicles
I’m sure it would get a lot of views
Absolutely check with your local DMV PRIOR to bidding on a HMMWV. There are some states out there that WILL NOT register them. It can take as long as 6 to 8 months after you win the bid for the End Use Certificate (EUC) to clear before your vehicle gets released from GL if you haven't had one cleared previously. As a rule of thumb anything under $4800 is a non-runner with an incomplete engine. Sometimes this can be a minor thing and sometimes it's going to mean looking for another (expensive) engine.
You can contact dirt legal, I heard they can get plates on these anywhere.
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As a former Motor Transport Mechanic in the USMC from 1996 - 2000, we had 6.2L engines. These were lower quality builds and might last 75,000 miles if properly used and maintained. The government makes purchases from lowest bidders on most items. This proved to be too costly for the government in rebuilds, so they switched to the 6.5s in the later models. I never saw any of these in action though, as they came into service after my enlistment was up. It is a fun toy but the fuel mileage in them was poor. They have geared hubs at the wheels to reduce the gearing to appropriate levels to make them a decent off road vehicle capable of pulling heavy loads. They operate off of a 24vdc system so this should be kept in mind. They are relatively easy to work on. This being said there's a good chance that it was operated by individuals that were relatively untrained and operated in less than ideal environments. Don't be surprised by the condition you might find them in. As the author said, the tenant of repairing tactical vehicles is replace the unserviceable part with one that is serviceable. As long as the vehicle starts and moves under it's own power, it's considered repaired and placed back into service. I'm not painting a bad picture, I'm just saying what we dealt with while that vehicle was in service.
A cheaper way to get a humvee is to reserch your local army base DERMO yard location get on base go to DERMO and drive it home. Daylight drill weekend. You are golden.
If they'll start😅
Hey tell me more about this please
@@hunchowiley8492 you dont want to piss off the army. Is as i said. Join the guard you will be able to snag one easy. Get cault prison time. It was tounge in cheek humor. I saw it a real thing.
Don't join the guard it's still active duty like regular Army as your going to basic & AIT then if you're stuck in a crappy unit after AIT it's a night mare just like Regular Army. Only go if you want to serve if it's your dream.
@@combatmedic91-b76 dude how bad is personal loss due to vaccines? Yes the reserves suck just away to get a humver
Please, please, please brother, go as in depth into the buying process as possible and I will study and take notes! Im planning on buying soon, but I want to travel the path youve already blazed! THANK YOU!
i have a m 1097 2 door new top aftermarket tires /wheels in excellent condition 6.5 overdrive for sale
@@MrFungus2888 how much
7:52 It's the engine oil fill not the RADIATOR. It's missing its cover.
Funny how he says if you don’t have any mechanical ability to ask someone but doesn’t know that’s not the rad
@@sik59rt this truck has a surge tank... you don’t even fill the cooling system through the radiator...
I was a 63W in the army. One field exercise someone mistakenly put water in the oil fill....
That pressure you're talking about is blowby. That means you're piston rings are worn out, letting gases from the combustion chamber into the crankcase. When that happens, those gases are under pressure and blowing oil and those gases both out of the engine, most noticeably from the oil fill tube.
Great video. I know you need to use good judgment. These mechanics will piece military vehicles together from anywhere.
When I was in the Army back in the last 1980's my vehicle obviously was a M998 and know all too well how it screams going down the highway, I was stationed in South Korea and was on a few highways and damn near needed ear plugs. Also you need to remember, how many ppl had your vehicle before you! Every Monday was PMCS Monday and need to do maintenance on your vehicle. Yeah you may take care of the vehicle but ppl before you may not have waited for the wait light to go off before starting and destroy the glow plugs!! I hated my vehicle when I first signed for it because when I would try to start it the thing would smoke like crazy because of the glow plugs we're bad. I would have to use gloves and hold the exhaust to make back pressure in the system and that would start it up. Then taking the plugs out was bad because if they are bad the plugs would swell and it would be a disaster getting them out and a trip to 3rd shop who would take the heads off in order to put new glue plugs in. I ended up reclassifying into the JAG CORP because I had just passed the Bar before joining the Army and so the rest of my 25 years I was an attorney
I always like seeing these real world stories of people who served and experienced the Humvee platform often. Thank you for serving our country first and foremost! Regarding the glow plugs, they make a tool now that works really well at extracting them. It will turn an 8 hour job into a 1 hour job and is a must have for Humvee owners! But you are right, these things were used and abused and put away wet. You have to expect that when you buy one for sure.
Blow by isn’t pressure getting into your cooling system, it’s gasses getting past the rings and into the crank case, you’ll usually always have some blow by but obviously allot isn’t good, you don’t want to pressurize your crank case, all you would have to do is replace the rings or if you don’t want to do that, it would be to put a catch can on it to release pressure to the atmosphere.
I actually bid on that very hummer. I thought I'd win her for $7700. Wrong! It sold for $16,600.00. Ended up getting a 1999 M1097A2 last week. Now we wait.
I got it for $12,500 haha. Unless sit went to auction again because another buyer bailed I think this is a different Humvee Congrats on your m1097!! Good to have over drive!
Thanks for sharing. I just picked up a 1993 M998 myself, currently in the middle of replacing the engine, fuel tank.. and everything in between haha 👍👍
Nice, good luck and have fun!
Great info and thanks for sharing. Wanting to get a Humvee and this info helps a ton. Thanks again
Here in Australia we have an well known online auction company that does exactly that. The company bids against you to push the price up. They use the same method of extending the time if a bid is made shortly before the auction ends. If they "win" the auction they just relist it and go through the process again. It sucks that they are allowed to do it.
Banks performance makes an intercooler and better turbo for these as well.
Yes please make a detailed vid... Awesome! Thanks! 👍🏻
Yes please a full detailed video regarding process
Most of 6.5 have blow by, more like 95%,
Just won one 9/14/22 for $ 5,700.
PLUS TAX AND HOUSE COMOISION.
TOTAL $ 7,133.05, not to bad for the newest homvee. 1152A1 hard top, ac, 6.5, overdrive, new tires , the con was missing light switch, and blow by but start rightway. No issues.
On EUC if you put down that you live in an apartment you need to get a letter from your landlord that you can store it there or give an address that you can store your Humvee at. They will keep 25% of sale price if you don't give that information! I found out after the my bid closed, just FYI!
Wow... that is absolutely asinine. Fortunately I live in a condo so guess I got lucky.
@@Kevin24Seven I assume they had an issue. read between the lines. I used my sister's address as my non mailing.
You may want to pin this. Some condos might have rules against Humvee's but they would not know or the dreaded HOA would be a nightmare.
@@okjd159 I have a fairly strict HOA but the kicker in my case is I have a garage.... if you do not have your own driveway or a garage I would highly advise against ever getting a Humvee. Most apartment complexes or HOA neighborhoods do not allow unlicensed vehicles (ie project cars) to be parked outside. However that is well known and not unique to MVs.
@@Kevin24Seven I would never buy in an HOA
I won the auction April 15 of 2020 on a HMMWV. Call them once a month and then told me yesterday this is the fourth EUC they submitted and I’m still waiting.
my two cents. most diesels have a lil bit of blow by as noted in that video. until they warm up they will have a bit. if theres a bunch of pressure than that equals no bueno. for the most part GovPlanet doesnt wait for them to warm up.... good note for the the video but with an asterisk....
3:32 if you see this box with the mil circular connector it has the 4L80E 4 speed with overdrive. The transmission is electrically controlled and that box is the transmission control unit.
Hope you Humvee buyers have big barns to park these into!
Of course a detailed video makes sense. If you're concerned about length, do a Part 2 and 2. Even a third video that summarizes.
I love your video learning a lot thank you please share more videos thank you
Thanks!
bro that was the oil fill tube blow by is caused by worn rings and that amount was normal for the 6.5 .
If someone posted already disregard but that was the engine oil cap, it would be normal to see steam.
i just got my 1st Humvee! its set up like a 2 door truck. its a m1097a2. i was wondering how i know what c pillar to get to go from a two door to a 4 door. i have seen some and there definitely different. mine is currently a 2 door cloth top. and im definitely going to do a 4 seater and eventually get the hard top for it. just asking for your guidance before pulling the trigger. thanks for your videos they halp alot
Outstanding information! Well done. Thanks!
Having driven (read: beaten the ever-living piss out of) an uparmored version of these as intended, the best advice is to let someone else go through this process, let them go underwater fixing the damage we did, and then pick up your toy. And it IS a toy, not a daily driver. Just look into servicing one of those planetary hubs and you'll get it. Hopefully. LOL.
Right. These things are ragged the hell out. I know, I helped rag them out. Nobody needs to get the armored. You'll crack you skull and it's insanely heavy. These are stupid for civilians to own, but hey if people want to throw money away and pretend to be in the army, whatever.
Your winning bid will have state tax (several States different rates) also auction fee minimum $1500 example I won 2009 M1123 2 man truck variant from Yermo, California for $10,100 plus $895 state and local taxes plus $1500 for a final invoice of $12499. Also important make sure to select location so that you are not bidding from a state that is $1500 miles away?
Those t little 30 second extensions are just the auctioneer boosting the bottom lines, essentially your bidding against the auctioneers..
I was a hmmwv mechanic in the 82nd. I wouldn’t pay more than a couple grand. These vehicles are beat to hell.
Also key point you didnt touch on is not all states will register and title humvees so check state laws on it.
Done all that and right now the biddings go as high as 30k40k and sometimes Humvee are not running.
Can you put a sheet of plywood in the back of your Humvee? I know it would stick out, but does it fit width wise? Thanks.
That blow by you show is totally normal and is definitely not coming out of the radiator cap. That’s the oil fill... not indicative of any cooling system or engine issues
Yes, please do a detailed video.
Yes I wish this was out when I got my 03 workhorse p42... you answer another of this g in this video
Great info! Will catch a few more of your vids! Thanks!
YES Please a detailed video!
That was a great video, real helpful. Thank you for that.
Awesome video, thanks
Humvee is a great vehicle....If you have 3 echelons of maintenance supporting you and providing parts......
Mine has been much more reliable than most civilian vehicles I have off roaded with and far less prone to damage on the trail (knock on wood).
@@Kevin24Seven I drove them from when they entered inventory in 85 until I retired in 2008. not a real fan. Like I said, if you have massive mechanical support, you can pretty much keep them running. If not, it's a crap shoot. I have to qualify this statement with the observation that most of these have been THRASHED, repeatedly rebuilt, and some are approaching 30 years old.....
@@sanction7627 for sure and much respect for that. I will add that the older 998s for sale for the most part are junk. Obv odometer readings may be inaccurate but I got mine with it showing 300 miles and based on the undercarriage condition it sure looked the part. I've got about 30k on the clock now and no major issues other than the start box because mine came with the junk model. It's been off roaded pretty hard and often in that time as well. Much of what they use mechanically are the exact same parts you find on trucks and SUVs of their era. 6.5 GM motors, 4l80e transfer case, Saginaw steering boxes, etc. Bodies are full aluminum so rust isn't an issue either and the half shafts and other moving parts are way overbuilt. There were a lot of years with junk motors that you need to avoid. And the start boxes may be junk may not. It's hit and miss. Other than it's pretty much just the strongest of civilian truck parts that make up a Humvee. That being said, anything that gets put through the shit a MV gets put through is gonna have problems lol
Being pryer military, I love the humvee. Although the engines lacks power. I like to fix that by transplanting a viper engine stroked to 9 liters. Which will provide roughly 800 wheel horse power in a none planetary hub set up.
If I remember from my checking it out couple years ago non of these humvees would be able to be driven on public roads
You can get them street legal just take it to the dmv for inspection and get plates
@@sargentdoggo297 what about emissions and other crap
@Behindthen0thing I believe in my state with its age it should be fine, my cousin ran a 05 2500hd Silverado with straight duals without cats and they passed him
I would really appreciate a detailed video. Thank you
It is up on my channel, thanks!
Somehow you need to get the auction house investigated. Many states have strict rules on auction protocols.
Thanks i hope one day can buy a hummer
Keep the video coming bro
Thanks man!
Ya do one if u haven't already. I want to get one because I'm broke and I love military trucks. Need one e to take adventures
Thanks for the info, can you put a Cummins or Duramax in for better performance
great video, thanks for sharing
Public Service Announcement... There is a reason why really nice Humvees cost $90,000. Please go look up what an old Chevy Blazer or Ford Bronco radiator cost compared to a Humvee that should tell you everything you need to know what it's going to take to refurbish or maintain a Humvee
I just wanted to help somebody out with the 6.5 turbo issue the 6.5 is a great engine if you get the right block Humvees do you have the right block right from Detroit diesel I believe where a lot of the civilian vehicles during that time frame I have blocks made all over the place from Canada to Mexico and some of the castings are horrible also if you Do you put a turbo charger on it just know that the valves in a 6.5 cannot take over 1200° I would advise putting a Pyro meter in between the turbo and the intake so you can measure the temperature coming from your exhaust back into your engine just food for thought don’t be scared of a 65 she’s just a little finicky
I'd like to see a full detail!
Did you have to pay storage fees while you were waiting for it to clear?
Uncle Joe just gave the Tolly bon a shit ton of these for free!! Why should I pay for one?!
I totally wanna buy one of these hummves. How much work is really required in these trucks? Engine problems, modifications, mantince stuff, ext... yes full extremely detailed video! Please!
I use to work on these things. They are really really REALLY prone to stupid things breaking. Always remember, ALL branches of our military always will try to go for the lowest bidder first which really shows when things like this break down every other day. They are neat on the surface but I'd definitely hesitate before buying one and really decide if its worth the constant headache.
Taliban got a bunch of these for free.
Most are junk! But more importantly parts are hard to get too!
I'm glad I have tons of spare parts!! LOL
Yes please Iv been wanting to get one for awhile No rush drove by and saw them But now moved out of state There is one local that got me interested again in a town impound How much did you end up getting one for ? Looks like starting bid is usually 4800 Iv wondered if it goes real high or if they are cheap Back to watching vid !! Cool bid
Yes
Yes, I'd like a detailed video
Pro tip - Not street legal in the state if California. You will only be able to register it for off highway use.
Details please because even if only one is missed it could be very costly.
Its been informative, thanks Kevin
Great video thx I am looking to buy one very timely
Yes please
"2 or 3 months waiting on a purchase approval is soooooo long"
NFA Owners: "Am I a joke to you....?"
blow by is when the piston rings are bad and it blows by the rings into the lower end with the oil. you can see it in the oil fill cap.
i am personally looking for an M998 or M1114.
Yes please give detials
Look at the bush growing out of the parking brake.
Did yours have off-road only on the sf97?
I think they all do
@@Kevin24Seven I was thinking not all were actually marked that way. My state won’t give a title if it says off-road only but if I get another, I may need to get the Montana title to be able to get a title in my state.
@@StevenPenny the Montana title through gov planet has an Off Highway use disclaimer on it. I'm not sure how that would work with your state but I know it's an option.
I spoke with Gov Planet today and apparently the Marine Corps Humvees shouldn't have the off-road use only stamp on their SF97s. That being said, if you are having trouble give Dirt Legal a call. I am getting ready to work with them a bit in the future and they have a whole process for getting these things street legal.
I went and looked at an auction site who had humvs through out the united states & and they looked like junkers. All I saw were humvs with out doors & tops and what was left did not look good. No seats and sometimes a video will be available with motor running. If motor is running does not mean anything good I was surprised what awful condition they were all in and if you end up paying 10,000 it does not seem worth it. Some humvs said 5 000 in millage but still looked like junkers.
Kevin. Dumb question. Do you need to 1st have proof of a purchase to get the FS97?
I am forgetting exactly how it works but gov planet will help you through all that if you call them.
Detailed video please
@kevin24seven because of the delivery area you mentioned I take it you are located in the STL metro area? Good to know there is a local community when I go this route next year
Can I take a trailer and pick it up myself?
I hear the fees are crazy to ship it to you and you can’t drive it right away, as you have to wait for the government to get you the registration so you can then title it
Yes you can pick them up on your own
People that isn't very mechanically inclined? you mean like you? That's not a radiator cap its the oil fill cap. Blow by is a combustion issue, a lot of diesels has some kind of blow by because of the high compression. And you said the old M998 would be screaming at 55 mph? That's Funny we use to run them across Germany on the autobahn at about 75 -80 mph.
Do a detailed but make it a livestream and make it a PREMIER event.
Hi, great video! Which one is better??, diesel duramax? or gasoline duramax?
I am not really sure what the question here is lol. They have 6.5 and 6.2 Detroit Diesels though but some of the H1s did have gas engines. The diesels are generally considered to be better.
@@Kevin24Seven ok that's because i'm in Mexico and i have the oportunity to buy one hummer h1 military. and i don't know which to pick, the gasoline hummer or the diesel, I maybe not will cross a river full of water like a submarine... but I'm thinking the most reliable and easy to fix.
@@elmerhomero666 I would definitely say Diesel for that!
They have some for free in Afghanistan, you just have to buy a good neck collar to drive them safely.
Great video. Detailed video please.
Newer have any relation with IronPlanet , very bad negative experience...
Before you buy one of these for 10,000.00 do your homework and realize alot of these have been driven through water and heavily used. Motor wear and drivetrain wear is subjective.
I would watch the extended version
Its up now :)
Great video
Thanks Mike!
Thanks so much 🥸👍
Good info. Awesome thanks
can you get them to customize it and change the steering wheel to the right side instead?
This would be almost impossible in a Humvee, a very expensive project if it can be done.