[rejuvinated]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Here's what's happened:

Well, tried the grabber tool and a magnet...no luck with either one. Way too far down into frame to use a mirror, so I tried using the fiberoptic "snake". Wasn't able to really discern anything at all. Wound up removing both control rods and was able to pull about one inch of the harness out of the lower hole in the frame that is the provision for the mounting bolt on the lower control rod. Cut the harness, fished it out of the hole provisioned in the frame for the upper control rod. This afforded me enough of the harness to solder on the length of wires needed to run back to the actuator. Just got the actuator but before I can install it, I need to get the connector that goes on the harness end.

I've pictures, just have to figure out how to download them to my computer to then download here.

Thanks again,

Bill