another day, another LD.
https://imgur.com/mMXcECv
I def have to clean that tuner dome some
And I am betting sound in the picture still.
I did try to clean the tuner a while back, with deoxit, and ran through the channels a few times, but it was obviously not enough, for example, with the BT modulator, (CH7) , when I tune to 7, I get nothing when it "clicks" into position, I have to turn it slightly out of position to get it to get the signal in, so it seems the contacts are still dirty for chan 7, and who knows about chan 9, the IF alignment instructions said to remove the OSC tube and turn to chan 9, so perhaps 9 has dirty contacts too still.
and that's why I had problems with the IF setup
I do have I can of RadioShack Control/Contact Cleaner and Lubricant coming, that I hope to clean it up better.
and then perhaps I can try to adjust the 1st IF again