[Texasrocker]

Congrats on your recent AK purchase Ron! Since most the old grid-leaks are most usually bad, you can keep the originality of leaving them (orig parts) in place on the chassis, cut the wires to the grid terminals, then use modern resistors hidden under the chassis. Same goes with the orig bad audio-interstage transformers if needed by using the R/C coupling method without any loss of performance to the ear in most cases. However, if total-originality is foremost, good used orig "spare" AK parts do come avail on ebay from time to time! You may be able to find your orig-spares parts needed, missing tubes? and all from Ray Thompson at a Very, very-fair price, if he has them on any his multiple spare AK-parts sets!? Ray, ( the AK Historian) & AK tech extrodinaire, has been very kind and generous to me in the past!He could explain any orig missing or bad AK parts questions as well! He can be contacted at: AKradio at aol dot com via email if needed! Enjoy your AK Radio restoration, you will have it working again in notime at all!! I love my AKs TRFs too!!