Thanx for the advice hummech. The only lead I have is the local HUMMER dealer, but I won't be travelling there until August. So I have to wait until then. I doubt they have H1 parts, or know how to officially service them. I'm hoping. But I don't have my hopes high.

My only real source, or lead would be the parts from the HUMMVEES that the army uses. There has to be a place where they sell the old used parts. That's where I'll strike gold I believe.

 

They aren't all interchangable.

 

first... if they are a HUMMER dealer they are required to have a HUMMER H1 certified mechanic in their service department.... they may have never had one in for service, but they are required by contract for the dealership to have at least one certified mechanic (read into that as you may)

second... relative to the Humvee.... again, depending on the year of the Hummer you get, the Miltiary Humvee also depending on what year it is, can only supply "some" parts, mainly suspension stuff... a Chevy pick-up with a similar engine could supply with virtually any engine component / trans component.....

 

Phazer we all know that many Hummer dealerships do not have a mechanic that can work on H1s or that know what they are doing when it comes to H1s. That is one reason people drive past a lot of dealerships to bring their trucks to Hummech. Technically you are right but in all of SoCal there are only a couple of dealerships I would let touch my H1s.

 

when general motors made the deal with am general to market the hummer product line,
part of the deal requested by GM was that AM General close all forein dealers outside of north america. they are opening hummer dealers over seas but they are not under the same guide lines that we are under here in the states. they are not required to have H1 mechanics or parts at those dealerships. i was just talking about this very subject with some AM General people this morning.