wipers not coming back to their resting place

Need your help to know what could be the reason for this before I visit the service station.  The wipers blades are not coming back to their usual resting place after choosing the neutral position. On sunday, I did a long drive to Mysore and encountered some heavy rains. It all worked fine then. On Monday, i got the car washed and...

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crosley military engine

I've got my hands on a military engine. I hope someone can tell me what it might have been used for and what the hp is. It has a spacer plate between the block, and the crankcase to lower compression ratio, so it could run...

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Eagerly waiting for my Palio Stile SLX

I've booked a Palio Stile SLX in the Dhamaka offer, and am eagerly waiting for the delivery of the car. I'm sure there are a few more guys on the list who too booked the cars in this offer. So, I thought I would like to share a mail I've got from the dealer, Prerana Motors, near HSR Layout. The mail I got is copy 'n pasted below,...

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about oil and other lubricant additives

Never been much of one to use them but at a car show a couple years ago I won a big Lucas Oil Products pack. There are several of the Lucas Oil Heavy Duty Oil Satabilizer quarts. After reading the label it would seem a good product to use in the rear end of a Crosley, or the tranny or whatever. But again I've not used such stuff before and would...

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Super Sport frame

I will take my SS to work today and shoot some pics of the underside.  Also I will give you a call about the clutch / brake shaft. If you boys find important differences I think we all would like to know. I'm not aware...

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HI recently booked a palio sdx (delivery date issue)

Congrats. Then Manish Agarwal is not in the position now. Please contact Mr.Narendar Tripathi.  I booked on May 27th and still they dont have any clear plans for delivery, is there any contact person in FIAT , if...

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For Sale: Fiberglass Special - $3000 or BO - VT

Here is a great looking custom for someone. The owner was a past member of CAC and has passed and his children/grandchildren have decided to sell his car. The info is a little sketch because it is second hand from memory. Here is the Granddaughters description as she was told. "My grandfather was a member of the Crosley club for many years -...

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Spare Tire Bracket

I have seen some cars such as HotShot have a spare mounted onto the rear deck. Is this an accessory that could of been ordered or have people fabricated these brackets?  Thanks, I am about 4 day old member and crosley owner.  Welcome aboard - that spare tire - continental spare - came on the Hotshot and Super Sports roadsters from the...

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Bangalore - Chennai - Coimby PUG Monsoon meet !

I agree with Dhanraj.. Please join us for the meet. We will wait for you in Krishnagiri.. I'm sure other will join in up coming meets or may plan to join this meet during rest of this week.. Here is my plan.. I'll be joining...

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Information about engine oils

I was planning to change the engine oil of my vehicle Palio 1.9D ELX. Was doing some research on the internet and found the following site:- http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html See if this is of some help for...

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carb and timing

Today I drove my Hotshot for the first time since the engine was out of the car, has had work done on it (including the lower pinion gear for the cam drive) and among other things including a nice rebuilt carb I bought from Chuck K. The car starts perfectly, idles nice, sounds good except when you give it heavy gas off of idle it makes a little...

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47' Roundside

I looked again last night, the indention is on the inside. What colors was offered for the roundsides??Congrats on your roundside. I just went and checked mine. It has the two vertical ribs with the embosses to the outside....

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1/4 mile record

I would love a twin engine like the famous "Freight Train"! It could be the "Choo Choo Train"!! This car Is Too nice to change, I would build a new chassis. with 8.25--15 tires it should go faster than 62 mph--might be time to...

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POG v/s PUG

I was explaining to Dad today about PUG. He is not a computer and internet buff. Just enough awareness to survive in today's world. So, this thought crossed our minds - why Palio Users Group; why not Palio Owner's Group?...

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