Snorkel Kit For the Hummers.

Snorkel Kit Generation 1

First thing about snorkels for the civilian Hummers, it does not make them capable of deep water, it's only a line of defense in the even you find yourself in deeper water then you should be. Civilian Hummer's are only configured to ford water up to 30" and not to exceed 5 mph. When you are in the water above 18" water will start to enter the cab if the drain plugs are out, if you are in about 24" of water, it will enter through the doors. At greater then 30" water will be getting into the fuse panel & A/C blower, of which neither are mode for being in the water. Beside that, your butt will start getting wet cause the drivers seat is about 30" from the ground. Oh yeah, if you have anything in the door panel pouches, they will also be getting all wet.

But take it from personal experience, if you are going to be in any water deep enough to come over the hood while fording, get a snorkel. The air intake on the stock Hummers is level with the hood and if you get enough water on the hood, it can and will get sucked in by the stock air intake. This how a blew one diesel engine New Years Day, 1997 while crossing a river that was only just above my knees. As I was climbing out of the river, heading upwards, and with the right side lower then the left, the water on the hood went straight to the engine and it came to a quick stop. Now almost $12,000 later and a new engine, things are finally getting back to normal, by that I mean all the screwed up things that Ron Carter's (Autoland here Alvin, Texas) service center did while installing the engine in every way but the right way.

A snorkel kit can be added for less that $20 from your local hardware/pumping store. It's a short section of 4" PVC pipe, and 2 rubber couplers - one for the top and the other for the bottom. Paint it any color you like, and add your cover to the top and you have it made. As long as you make it 6" or more, heavy water on the hood will be less of a problem.

I made mine even with the top of the roof, and secured it to my light bar and added a 4" right angle vented hood that I got from the local boat place. The vent can be turn around to face the rear when playing in the water for added protection from sucking in water.

Suggestion, if you use a vinyl air vent like I did, don't paint it, instead use a black magic marker to paint it black. If you paint it, make sure the paint you use will not peel from the vinyl.

	A snorkel kit can be added for less that $20 from your local hardware/pumping store. It's a short section of 4" PVC pipe, and 2 rubber couplers - one for the top and the other for the bottom. Paint it any color you like, and add your cover to the top and you have it made. As long as you make it 6" or more, heavy water on the hood will be less of a problem.
	I made mine even with the top of the roof, and secured it to my light bar and added a 4" right angle vented hood that I got from the local boat place. The vent can be turn around to face the rear when playing in the water for added protection from sucking in water.