The horror!

Well, some stuff just doesn't seem to go to well, so it is with another of the 71Duster340TX9 components. This one being the TQ 4972S. I sent it in to Woodruffs for eval and reman. A couple of days ago Dave called and delivered the 'not gonna happen with this one' news. BTW, my words, not his. He was really nice in delivering bad news.

The upper has suffered the dreaded "white death" of corrosion. Drat.

However, not all is lost. The base is usable. And, he gave me the contact info of a guy who has the inverse problem with his 4972S, the base is dead, but the upper is usable. Maybe we'll work something out that benefits us both. In the meantime, if you have a 4972 laying around, and want to part with it. OR just the upper, let me know. Please. Pretty please.

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