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Thursday, 15 September 2022
DKW Meisterklasse Project Update - September 2022
And then things began to move very quickly.... Once the missing seals and bearings were obtained, the engine rapidly went back together.
The primary drive side.
It has been a long time getting to this point, but the end is now in sight.
Once again, little parts slowed down progress. In putting the Dynastart back together the brushes and points I had in my parts stock proved not to be correct. I take it the issue here is that F89P brushes are a lot like F7 or F8 brushs - like, but not exactly the same.
I have dozens of sets of points from the prewar period, for my F94 3=6 car and the F89P points I'd purchased for the restoration. I suspect that some of these parts have been mixed up over time, with different points being put into boxes labelled for other vehicles. This one in the above photo is supposed to be for a F89P - but no.
But then again, a little cleaning up and customizing the points and....
Previous Restoration Updates:
1. DKW Meisterklasse Import April 2017: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2021/05/1953-dkw-f89p-meisterklasse-import.html
2. Welcome to 2019: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2019/01/welcome-to-2019.html
3. DKW Meisterklasse Project February 2020 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2019/12/dkw-project-update.html
4. DKW Meisterklasse Project April 2020 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2020/04/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update-april.html
5. DKW Meisterklasse Project June 2020 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2020/05/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update-may.html
6. DKW Meisterklasse Project September 2020 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2020/09/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update.html
7. DKW Meisterklasse Project December 2020 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2020/12/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update.html
8. DKW Meisterklasse Project January 2021 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2021/01/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update.html
9. DKW Meisterklasse Project February 2021 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2021/02/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update.html
10. DKW Meisterklasse Project May 2021 Update: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2021/04/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update-april.html
11. DKW Meisterklasse Project December 2021: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2021/12/dkw-meisterklasse-project-update.html
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