[R-390] R-391

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Don't have a 391 so I can't comment on it directly. What kind of shape 
is yours in?

What I'm getting at is that spare parts for these beasts can be a pain 
to find. The stuff that is common between the 390 and the 391 should be 
hard enough to come by (but not impossible). However if some of the 391 
specific stuff is broken then you will have a real tough time. I have a 
390 not an A that has been waiting on a parts source before I start the 
restore process.

One exception: the locking inserts for the knobs  are a common problem 
item on the 391. There was a run made to replicate them a while back. 
Hank may still have some running around. If I remember correctly he did 
them at the same time he did a run of knobs that many of us got in on.

Another possible parts source would be David Medley. He seems to be the 
resident fount of R390 not an A supplies. He has a web site and has 
always been a good source of both information and parts.

A 391 restore is certainly a worthy project. There aren't many of them 
out there. It may take a while, but hang in there on it.

	Enjoy!
	
		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ





On Jul 6, 2004, at 9:43 PM, Clay Curtiss W7CE wrote:

> I yield!
>
> I joined the group precisely because I have nothing to offer it, but 
> hoped
> to learn a lot.  When you have nothing to say, it is best to listen and
> learn rather than to waste everyone's time with stupid questions.  I 
> have a
> Collins R-391 (S/N 145) that I plan to eventually restore.  I have 
> been in