[pokey]

Aah, the meter does read .4 when the two probes touch, the same value I'm getting between the two white wires. I removed one of the white wires like you suggested and there was no change.

Now I know what a Bakelite block is! And that it has two capacitors in it. If those need replacing, I'm doing them last :-)

For the 185 reading, I'm measuring between the two yellows that go to pins 4 and 6. The tube doesn't have to be in, right? I would try yellow to green but I can't find the green (I do see it in the schematic).