Varmint XL-1000, Smoked Transformers?

[LeapFrog]

I recently picked up this Varmint XL-1000 amplifier, the transformers are covered in a tar like substance, I hope it's not the varnish from the windings!
I even see some wires coated with this gunk/tar!
Have you ever seen this kind of gunk before?
What do you think?

I'm going to try to disconnect a few things and I've got put a fuse in it to eventually see if I can measure some taps or Ohm out some windings.
It's got some nice n' heavy iron in there, just hope I don't have to rewind it!

Edit: I'll upload some photos from the underside.

Thanks

 

[LeapFrog]

Pics from the underside!
It's gonna need a once-over for sure, lol!
BBQ!

 

[kopcicle]

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[kopcicle]

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[LeapFrog]

Somebodies' video of the fan and so forth.

 

[kopcicle]

 

[Tallman]

Good way to shorten a screw driver.

 

[LeapFrog]

Yeah I'm in over my head on this one. It looks like Bar-B-Q, none of the other Varmint amps I've seen online appear to have this goop on them, but I "like to swim" anyways, what better way to learn?

 

[Enterprise312ok]

What ever hapened to this one?

 

[LeapFrog]

It's at a friends house, he passed away 2 years ago. Haven't bothered the remaining family about it.