[mikethedruid]

Thanks for the tips. Mondial, I checked r502 in circuit, and it is reading 47K instead of 33K, and may well be part of the problem. I also notice 2 paper caps in this same area of the radio, in that sub chassis with the tuning condensers on top and the FM switch underneath, which blocks access to a lot of the circuitry underneath. Is there any trick to accessing these ? I notice the sub chassis is attached with 3 screws. Can these be removed, and make the underside serviceable, or is this a horrible idea ? Should I just do my best to "build a ship in a bottle?" I also see that removing this might be a big problem considering the dial cord looks like a pain to restring. Any advice on this from those who have been down this road would be helpful