[Kurt P]

Third, ensure that all bypass caps are correctly installed, especially those caps that are between the screen grids or the RF and IF tubes and ground. Do not just "bridge" the caps that are i the bakelite bocks or the 4 caps in the metal contai9ner you must remove the old caps from the circuit.

Made it through the first two steps, then went back and found a .01 cap when I should have used a .0015 cap.  Problem solved!  I took a lot of care in cleaning out those blocks.  Didn't mind that compared to that oscillator coil.  Glad I was successful on that, don't relish doing another...

I think it has that extra board...I also think 45 has such a board. Hated it.

Agreed, I have a 45 butterfly but after looking at a Ron Ramirez post on that radio I think I'll get a few more Philcos under my belt before I try that one...

After replacing that cap I was able to align it and pick our strongest local station without an antenna.  That's pretty good!  I think I'm hearing a volume increase, every couple of minutes the set gets louder, then a minute later it dips in volume.  My garage has a lot of what I think is switch mode noise so I'll have to take it inside and try it in a better listening environment to be sure.  I don't know of a way to filter that noise other than just moving away from it.

Thanks for the help!