[gadget73]

Sounds like the horizontal oscillator isn't running, or maybe a bad connection on the deflection yoke, causing the H deflection to not work. On my 53-T2268 V19 is the horizontal output, V18 the horizontal multiplier . I'd also be checking the width control to make sure it works. If you haven't replaced the capacitors in the set, then its anyone's guess what could be the problem. When I did my Philco, probably 90% of the bumblebee caps were actually cracked. I don't have a cap checker to analyze them but I'd pretty much guarantee they were all bad. I had horrible horizontal and vertical instability problems with mine before re-capping, finally after doing all the paper caps I chased the problem to a couple of silver mica caps in the horizontal oscilator area.