Wow man, what a rare project and huge undertaking! It sounds great, and it rolls on, and unwinds like a Straight 8!! Gotta say, if I ever find an engine like yours, it's gonna be my moral obligation to stuff it in either a Narrow, or Needle Nose Twin Stick Tandem!
Cool. Made right there in Harvey Illinois. Before a town became a ghetto there was all kinds of stuff made there Allis charmels had a plant where they made the I think they even use some Buddha engines back in the day. Also the classic Harvey engine with the name of the city that powered a lot of Allis tractors. While Budas were more known for their industrial use it's very cool one you got.
When I was a kid we had a AC D19 turbo charged six cylinder tractor with 3 point. I was a 6 and ran quite smooth and quiet. It also had a very tight turning radius.
Very good, we have about a foot of snow, I am hoping for at least another foot and I will consider a making another video of my Buda powered Sicard at work.
Neat! You have done a very commendable mod with your Buds. These things are hard to kill. Sweet runner. How long has it been sitting and does the vehicle it's mounted on run?? Good job...Regards, Bert
Thanks! There's no engine or transmission in the 1948 Sicard Snowmaster but the 1952 Sicard across, is complete with the Waukesha flathead I - 6 engine. That Buda is still seized but hopefully not for long.
Thank you. The pump had a stuck rack and it almost ran away. Turns out it had one stuck plunger which I was able to free by pulling down with a screw driver on the return spring. The governor assembly took a lot of fiddling back and forth with a mixture of equal parts ATF and diesel fuel. I spun it with a drill and kept on flushing it and finally it started working perfectly. Then I discovered the lift pump was stuck. It was easily freed by taking it apart and cleaning with the same mixture. I saved the old rebuild sticker and cleaned the outside of the pump with carb cleaner and brake cleaner which took off all the paint, including the paint on the aluminum info plates. I taped off the plates and used gloss spray paint and then wet sanded until the raised aluminum writing began to look like before. Here is a clip of the governor function test. ruclips.net/video/rKIZJTCVO8s/видео.html
Wow man, what a rare project and huge undertaking! It sounds great, and it rolls on, and unwinds like a Straight 8!! Gotta say, if I ever find an engine like yours, it's gonna be my moral obligation to stuff it in either a Narrow, or Needle Nose Twin Stick Tandem!
Other than the weak cylinder it sounds just like mine. I’ll have to do a start on it this spring, hasn’t been run in 2 or 3 years.
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Looking forward to hearing your BUDA! running. :)
Great to see that you fired up the old Buda during the winter, Axle!
We have 2 6 cyl buda diesels to run the refrigeration units on our aircraft carrier.
We had a Buda in diesel school- loved its sound!
Cool. Made right there in Harvey Illinois. Before a town became a ghetto there was all kinds of stuff made there Allis charmels had a plant where they made the I think they even use some Buddha engines back in the day.
Also the classic Harvey engine with the name of the city that powered a lot of Allis tractors. While Budas were more known for their industrial use it's very cool one you got.
When I was a kid we had a AC D19 turbo charged six cylinder tractor with 3 point. I was a 6 and ran quite smooth and quiet. It also had a very tight turning radius.
Very good, we have about a foot of snow, I am hoping for at least another foot and I will consider a making another video of my Buda powered Sicard at work.
Wonder what the torque is?
Neat! You have done a very commendable mod with your Buds. These things are hard to kill. Sweet runner. How long has it been sitting and does the vehicle it's mounted on run?? Good job...Regards, Bert
Thanks! There's no engine or transmission in the 1948 Sicard Snowmaster but the 1952 Sicard across, is complete with the Waukesha flathead I - 6 engine. That Buda is still seized but hopefully not for long.
OUTSTANDING! Is that a new fuel Injection pump?
Thank you. The pump had a stuck rack and it almost ran away. Turns out it had one stuck plunger which I was able to free by pulling down with a screw driver on the return spring. The governor assembly took a lot of fiddling back and forth with a mixture of equal parts ATF and diesel fuel. I spun it with a drill and kept on flushing it and finally it started working perfectly. Then I discovered the lift pump was stuck. It was easily freed by taking it apart and cleaning with the same mixture. I saved the old rebuild sticker and cleaned the outside of the pump with carb cleaner and brake cleaner which took off all the paint, including the paint on the aluminum info plates. I taped off the plates and used gloss spray paint and then wet sanded until the raised aluminum writing began to look like before. Here is a clip of the governor function test. ruclips.net/video/rKIZJTCVO8s/видео.html