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Cant seem to get my radio in my 66 Chevy to work. I have power to it and it lights up. I thought it may be the speaker so I hooked it up to another known working speaker and go a very low volume static. Think its a dead radio?

Thansk,

James

Jt,
the fact that you have low volume static is a good thing. I would be suspecting your antenna at this point. Try taking a piece of insulated hookup wire, bare about 1/2" and insert it into the middle hole in the antenna socket.

It could also be the vibrator tube,too;that's what was wrong with the radio in my '55 Ranch Wagon. Cost me about $7.00 to fix back then,probably a $20.00 tube now.
Speed

James, most likely a dried up filter or bypass capacitor.

60s solid state and semi-solid state radios don't use vibrators to develop the high voltage AC; the transistors were designed to run at the low DC voltage provided right form the car battery; new type tubes were also developed in the late 50s that ran at low plate voltage as well.

James, The radio in your '55 uses a 6 volt 4 pin vibrator; however, if you're going to replace the vibrator you also need to change the buffer capacitor underneath the rectifier socket. Yours uses a .007MFD 1600V cap. Otherwise, the new vibrator will be damaged.

Turns out to be a bad antenna cable. Thanks for all the help.