New guy, new to hobby, looking to find out what's wrong with my set

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by zeno

On the filter can it still may be bad. Usually when
they are going there is crud leaking out by the terminals etc.
Even when leaking it may still work OK but its not
long for this world.
As far as the e-bay ad goes there are 3 ways to "fix" a TV IMHO

1) just get it going quick & cheap
2) repair it to be reliable but cost effective
3) restore it.

The lines can be blurred. Yours is a #1, the rust should have
been dealt with.

73 Zeno

I think it is a 0.

0.) adjust knobs till it shows a decent picture, do not remove back, and call it repaired...

I can't see any evidence of recent work on it in the pictures.