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| Buda Marine Engine pre 1942 |
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Tim Deal
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| | Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 03:56 pm: | 
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My brother and I are republishing a World War II story about 18 Navy men who escaped the Philippines on the day that the United States surrendered to the Japanese (6 May, 1941). They made their 2,000 mile journey from Manila in the Philippines to Darwin, Australia in a 36 foot Navy motor launch that was powered by a Buda diesel engine. The reliability of the Buda engine saved their lives. We would like to add a page to the book that provides some information on the Buda engine that brought them to safety. Is there somewhere that we can go to get engine specifications, photo, and/or schematics. We think it was a four cylinder engine, but not much detail is provided in the book. |
tracy geddes
Visitor
| | Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 01:05 am: |
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Hi my name is tracy geddes and we have a ww2 warship called the 1321 it has 2 buda 6 cyl 1879 engines i am not sure if any ww2 ships had 4 cyl budas we are located in darwin australia and are in the process of fixing the ship which inbcludes a lot of work on the budas our ship had a lot to do wiyh shooting up the japs in new guineaand around the solomons I have all the books and war manuals for the buda engines they are written by the us war dept and have references to the enemy within their pages re "you are a soilder in the us navy and the lives ......" Tracy ph 610448690197 |
Charles Holmes
Member
Username: jimmys
Post Number: 19
Registered: 01-2011
| | Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 - 11:22 pm: |
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In 1960, my first Duty Station in the U.S. Coast Guard, was at a Lifeboat Station,.on the Coast of Washington,USA..in Westport and One of our Lifeboats,..was the CG36469, 36ft. Lifeboat,..powered by a 6 cyl. Buda Diesel Engine...it always started and ran well, just smoking allot when she first started and or was running wide open underway during a Rescue Mission. We also had a 4 Cyl. Buda Diesel that ran the Air Compressor for the Costal Fog Horn and don't get me started on the antics we did to the Beach Comer/Lovers. |
Pete Faldetta
New member
Username: captainpete
Post Number: 1
Registered: 04-2012
| | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2012 - 01:38 pm: |
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Hi Tim I own a 4 cylinder navy DA-25 high head model that is in may boat and have the navy manual on the motor, what would you like to know about the motor I should be able to help you out |
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