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My guess would be exposure to moisture over a very long time.  I had a rusty old Kenwood HF rig like this, worked great when it worked but always something burning out, vco not locking or relay not clicking.  Resins, various varnishes, flux all break down and change over time too, vco was an easy fix but it was everything from knobs to caps until I finally gave up and sold the cursed thing