Hi Mr Wallace: Thanks so much for your thoughtful suggestion. I cannot use the Homelite block for the aplication I intend. The reason I'm seeking Crofton...
for lightweight Crosley. IS THAT CORRECT, AND NECESSARY FOR BEST PERFORMANCE? Other sources say that monroe-matic 1007 and 1014 or 1009 or Delco 351-15 work....
... some? Don't think it would be a problem as long as you make the carbs be in the proper plane and you could rotate the oil pump pickup some towards the...
Monro-matics are oil filled,painted blue. They make a gas filled and call it Gas-Matic.They were yellow,and could be cross referenced. I think they still make...
"they are integral with the rod" which means the main section of the rod is forged with the studs on it. the studs are then threaded and the cap slides on then...
Just to remind the North Star Region folk that the Pavek Museum tour for Saturday March 6 is still on. We won't let a little snow stop us. WWW.mncrosley.com...
I'm in the process of replacing a carburetor (broken idle tube), and I've run into an access problem. Is there an easy way to get to that last bolt that is...
Take off the valve cover and you can get to it a lot easier. Barry Smedley ... From: sunivroc [mailto:sunivroc@...] Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 11:02 AM...
Hi Rich, Get yourself an old box wrench. Grind it so it is thin walled. Then grind it so it is not so high. You are making the outside width and heigth...
If you don't mine the carb. nuts being "correct",I like to use connecting rod nuts because they are 7/16" hex size. bye Robert [Non-text portions of this...
I've used the rod nut on the inside stud--it makes the job a snap. Be careful removing as the nut hits the carb before it's off--also check to make sure the...
Hi Seb: Thanks for yuor suggestion about rotating the engine; what I'll probably do is *offset the engine toward the passenger position to provide clearance ...
Does anyone know if there was originally a rubber mat under the back seat on a 48 wagon? I have the original front mats but not the back. thanks! Jan...
Hello: I too would like to know. Our '48 has the black checkered rubber floor covering(not very well described!) in the front and it extends back to the...
The floor mat was made of wide ribbed rubber (similar to stair tread rubber covering) and was all one piece with a cutout that allowed the mat to drop into the...
The cargo compartment had a cardboard floor liner. The floor mats were two seperate pieces till 1949 - right and left side. Did not cover the driveshaft tunnel...
I put together a 6 page photo essay on the life of Powel Crosley Jr and it just posted it. Thanks goes to Lou Rugani for suppling most of the photos. ...
Check the site below for some cute little cars that look suspiciously like they had some Crosley influence. Be sure to navigate the whole site to see some...
Truck has been apart for several years. I am slowly trying to put it back together. How are the double tracks for the windows secured and which window goes to...
howdy from SD. the tapered slider goes to the out side that way when it rains when you are driving the water will not come in. their is a fuzz piece fit...
The upper and rear piece of the window track are held in place with screws [ heads inside the window slide channel grooves. The lower piece is held in place by...
Take a close look at that 1948 Datsun... http://www.kiwat.com/isetta/midgetcars/fourwheeler/fourwheeler-t.htm Datsun apparently got hold of a Crosley and...
LetterheadEmail My understanding is that the post war Datsun was in fact a Crosley made under license. ... From: tim foster [mailto:timtmaker@...] Sent:...
Hello; I too wish to thank Jim and Lou for the great stuff on the Crosleys. It helps add to the appreciation of that little car down in the barn, awaiting the...
i don't know why, but the last two letters have came to my p/c. i have just bought a new modem, and installed it. i then rejoined the yahoo network. for some...
... made ... No, it was just a Japanese copy in apperance only. Actually it was larger and heavier (look at those BIG wheels!) although with about the same HP....