1993 6.5l H1 question

1993 6.5l M998 question

Hello, I am pretty new to the H1s and was wondering if there are certain things you should avoid and or take into consideration when buying one? Im currently looking at a 1993 2 door with a 6.5l dieselt appears to be in very good shape...has about 50k miles on it. Just want to see if any of you have any insight or advice on these?
The guy is interested in trading for my fully restored m35a2

A Humvee and an H1 have a very big price difference.
What is a bennett diesel?

The H1s suffered miserably from Stanadyne electronic injection pump failures, same as GM diesel vehicles of the time. Other than that, they are very similar to HMMWVs as far as reliability.

Edit: 1993 used mechanical injection unless I am mistaken.

I’m sorry yes it’s a 1993 am general m998. Not sure what Bennett is unless the guy meant something else lol

commandojd said:

Hello, I am pretty new to the H1s and was wondering if there are certain things you should avoid and or take into consideration when buying one? Im currently looking at a 1993 2 door with a 6.5l dieselt appears to be in very good shape...has about 50k miles on it. Just want to see if any of you have any insight or advice on these?
The guy is interested in trading for my fully restored m35a2

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You may want to read this thread since your from Ohio.It may be why he wants to trade for your M35A2 that can be driven on-road in Ohio.
[h=1]OHIO BMV Changed my Street Legal Title from Virginia to Off Road USE only[/h]

I don't think it's a fair trade on your part.
maybe a unimog, or something similar. hmmwv's are everywhere, and around here craigslist has plenty for sub 8k. mind you these are recent release with 6.2's and th400. nothing wrong with that, they just have original powertrains.

remember the ODO's aren't true miles. When they break they get replaced by 0 milage ones. And 50k miles is a lot of off road, and idling miles/hours. remember with all diesels, check blow by.
Also see if you can see where it came from. If it's a NTC truck. It has lived a hard life...

porkysplace said:

You may want to read this thread since your from Ohio.It may be why he wants to trade for your M35A2 that can be driven on-road in Ohio.
OHIO BMV Changed my Street Legal Title from Virginia to Off Road USE only

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Very good point. Don't want to be trading for a lawn sculpture.

He said his is street legal and has a clear oh title. That was the first thing I asked

I’ve looked at a few of these and the ones I’ve seen look rough! This appears to be very well kept. I’ve spent a lot of time on my m35 making it close to show room quality and don’t really want a huge project... but I do want something smaller.

commandojd said:

He said his is street legal and has a clear oh title. That was the first thing I asked

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see some states will pull your registration as they deem fit since these trucks are sold as off-road use only. hence what is street legal in one state is not in another. It's a gamble on a new auction truck. especially if your m35a2 is as nice as you say it is.

see link above.

commandojd said:

He said his is street legal and has a clear oh title. That was the first thing I asked

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I would make a stipulation that he go to the DMV with you and transfer both at the same time , and if they refuse to transfer and plate for on-road use
you can back out of the deal.

Very good point. I’ll definitely have to do that.

So other than the title work. Would you guys say it’s a fair trade?

Not without seeing some detailed pictures of it.
Are you planning on restoring it like you did the M35?
did the guy spray bed liner / rhino liner inside it ?
you need to crawl around under it.
Check all the fluids, check the frame rails for rust.

I'd make sure you can get it registered for the street just like the M35.
Also why does the guy want to get rid of it?

commandojd said:

So other than the title work. Would you guys say it’s a fair trade?

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I traded a decent M35A2 with winch, Whistler, air shift transfer case.... for a decent M998 that the guy couldn't get titled. Including some transport on my end.

And I'd happily do it again.