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It took nearly 2 weeks to get this war-weary USMC veteran running.
We drained a few gallons of water (and a frog) from the engine. Found a really scary amount of rust and let it sit for several days to let my homebrew penetrating concoction break through the rust that kept the engine from spinning.
But now the beast moves under its own power!
...slowly
... and with smoke from a fuel injector return cap dripping on the exhaust pipe (pulled back into the garage and fixed it right after the video).
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (24).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (24).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514203-add9844f35fdf9d01402e5750fbdb938.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (20).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (20).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514202-f1cf37beb558867f0e374d34f387dfce.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_engine_seized (13).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_engine_seized (13).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514204-a620905ffbf44eabfdbc23ec764c4365.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_air_filter (3).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_air_filter (3).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514205-138fe1f5e5f32d9d6a08b0fff5f66c8f.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_in_garage.jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_in_garage.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514206-40a96cc48b9c6d84492cb88af744ba2f.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (16).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (16).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514207-34a135dcf9e94f80672ae60cd8713a7a.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (20).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (20).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514208-9f31e4836c6acda7cc6ed3e4612beb66.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_oil_pan (10).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_oil_pan (10).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514209-57e4f4a4c0e44ad6b32c1d90ad2d4ab0.jpg)
I'm detailing everything along the way for this project here:
https://gear-report.com/hmmwv-battlewagon-2-0-m1045a2-humvee-repairs-and-upgrades-status
We drained a few gallons of water (and a frog) from the engine. Found a really scary amount of rust and let it sit for several days to let my homebrew penetrating concoction break through the rust that kept the engine from spinning.
But now the beast moves under its own power!
...slowly
... and with smoke from a fuel injector return cap dripping on the exhaust pipe (pulled back into the garage and fixed it right after the video).
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (24).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (24).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514203-add9844f35fdf9d01402e5750fbdb938.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (20).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Pick_up_From_GovPlanet (20).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514202-f1cf37beb558867f0e374d34f387dfce.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_engine_seized (13).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_engine_seized (13).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514204-a620905ffbf44eabfdbc23ec764c4365.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_air_filter (3).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_air_filter (3).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514205-138fe1f5e5f32d9d6a08b0fff5f66c8f.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_in_garage.jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_in_garage.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514206-40a96cc48b9c6d84492cb88af744ba2f.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (16).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (16).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514207-34a135dcf9e94f80672ae60cd8713a7a.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (20).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_Maintenance_water_in_oil (20).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514208-9f31e4836c6acda7cc6ed3e4612beb66.jpg)
![Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_oil_pan (10).jpg Gear-Report_HMMWV_M1045A2_Battlewagon_2_oil_pan (10).jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/514/514209-57e4f4a4c0e44ad6b32c1d90ad2d4ab0.jpg)
I'm detailing everything along the way for this project here:
https://gear-report.com/hmmwv-battlewagon-2-0-m1045a2-humvee-repairs-and-upgrades-status