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Old 3rd Apr 2008, 5:58 pm   #18
Robert Darwent
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Default Re: Vidor CN426 HENLEY

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Originally Posted by dave.mycock View Post
I have had to replace 10 of those little tuning fork shaped valve holder sockets, they where either broken or making poor contact, Iv'e gone right off McMurdo holders.
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Luckily faith is restored on hearing the first sounds emanate from the set ,usually in several decades.
Hello Dave,

Yes well done for sticking with it. And I thought I'd been unlucky to have to replace 5 broken fork pins in my Vidor Vanguard!

But like Andy has commented its all worth that effort to here a set working again like it should.

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