[Milsurplus] BC-611 troubleshooting questions

[Jack Antonio]

Finally getting around to working on my BC-611,
and would like to ask a few questions. Hopefully
I can make this play for Dayton this year.

It is an -F model, and came with 3885 crystals
installed, and the right antenna coil, so I am
assuming that it was tuned up and working at
one time.

And no, I do not have any of the IE-17 pieces.

1.  Are there any known high failure parts, that
should be replaced as a matter of course?

2.  How well will the radio work, outside of the case?
I know that it will be detuned, but will it work well
enough to establish that it is working at a basic level?

3. Again, assuming that it was tuned up and working
at one time, and that no one has diddled with anything,
how much do the tuning adjustments drift over time?

So far, I've given it a visual inspection, and using the
point of a toothpick dipped in De-Oxit, have cleaned up
the multi-section slide switch, and verified with an
ohmmeter that switching action is as it should be.

Next step will be resistance and voltage measurements.

Thanks in advance

Jack Antonio WA7DIA/4