Thanks alot Ken.
Inititally i 'tried' to read the burnt colors off the resistor. I got ether 1.3 / 1.3k and I decided to try the 1.3.
The CRT sounded like it powered up, but i saw no neck glow. I left it on for a bit and then heard sounds like it was struggling to sync. Still no picture.
Unplugged and checked la7831, GND (pin 3) was shorted to Vertical out (pin 4). Another $7 gone ;-P
Also checked the diode that was between the burnt resistor and the Vcc terminal pin 6 of LA7831 and its shot as well.
Ill have to get a 2.2 ohm 2 watt flameproof and new diode. I hope this does the trick.