[Eliot Ness]

Good, progress!  I wouldn't worry about the mica just yet, but would start measuring resistors and replacing capacitors.  Replace any resistor that measures higher than 10 or 20% of their original value.  I'd do one resistor and one capacitor at a time and then recheck how the radio plays.... that way if you make a wiring error you'll know right where to look.

I think I posted a link on how to restuff the little Bakelite blocks, but you don't really 'need' to do it that way, it is just neater.  BUT, what you need to do is look at the #'s on each block and make sure you use what is supposed to go in there, and not every block has been replaced or jumpered yet.  If you decide not to restuff the blocks you need to cut ties to the old capacitors still in there.  In the picture below you can see tiny wires coming out of the eyelets:

   

Use a small drill bit to break that wire before you jumper in a new capacitor.  If you decide to restuff then you can ignore this step.  Below are two methods, but Mike's is easier, but use whichever method works best for you:

https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...soldering/

https://www.philcorepairbench.com/how-to...te-blocks/

Link to a chart showing block #'s:

https://philcoradio.com/library/download...%20289.pdf

I think the best way to find a resistor value is to find it on the schematic, but there were some changes Philco made.  If the following gets confusing we can answer any questions:

https://philcoradio.com/library/index.ph...t-numbers/

One good source for capacitors:

http://www.tuberadios.com/capacitors/