Thanks for all the replys so far.........

Sorry for so many questions, here is what Ive found so far.........

Left and right flipper coils are both marked  A-259-59
Left coil has been butchered and was wrapped up with tape, there appears to be no diode across its terminals (I assume this is for back emf?) but there is one on the right coil.

Left coil resistance is approx 30 ohms from the end to end terminals....right coil is approx 140 ohms.

Voltage accross left coil with flipper held in is 56 volts, accross right is 36 volts (Im guessing this is a slightly high 32volt rail that is marked on the fuse panel?)

The left hand flipper switch appears to be a double pole device, the right hand a single pole....all switches are dirty, both the side cabinet ones and the ones mounted on the solenoids,

My balls are shiny, new and lusterous (Thanks Mark, I got them from you in the post today...I sent you an email letting you know Ive paid and for you to look for a GOOD family guy machine for me)
Thanks