help with capasitor

i am in the process of restoring a 1941 westinghouse radio model 684 it was working fine then burned out a capasitor all the radio and tv repair place will not even look at the unit to tell what is wrong with it one guy told me that he dosen't work on equipment older then himself and suggested scrapping the radio and was ready to sell me a new one
can anyone out with this the information would be very helpfull my email is powerleo@hotmail.ca i can send pictures of radio and the burned out capasitor

Was this radio recently overhaulled/restored?
If not..... using it results in failure or worse.

Best to locate a close-by restorer, and invest in getting it done over.

Welcome to the forums. Do you have any electronics experience?
Where are you located?
How large is the radio?
Bill Cahill