[Arran]

Arran,

+1 on coils. One of them  had deteriorated grid connector at the top.Amazingly, I could not pull it out without drilling out the mounting #8 2 bottom posts. It seems they riveted them after inserting the coil into the can. Day and night comparing with model 84 quality. BTW, 145 is similar to this one electronically but w/o RF stage.

I know what you mean, most of the Philcos from that era have the coil assemblies were held on by a bracket and screw, and slipped up inside a metal can top of the chassis, and of the types inside cans held in by studs they are still easily removed once the can is taken out. Maybe A.K's logic was that you should replace the whole can and coil as an assembly, but most radio manufacturers offered you the option of replacing the coil, the trimmers/padders, the can, or the entire assembly, and designed their coils around that idea.
Regards
Arran