Does any one know if the factory radio would at least power on if it didnt have speakers?

 

no reason it shouldnt. You can test them on a work bench with just a 12v and a ground.

 

It should still have power.

 

so some ideas would be a fuse, loose connector, bad ground or fried radio.

 

Normally with ford radio's when a speaker connection comes loose from a speaker and grounds out, it cuts signal from all speakers until the short is un grounded. perhaps one of your speakers is blown to the point of shorting out or a connection is grounded.

 

that could be. I dont have any speakers, but I was hoping the clock function would still work. I never messed with anything besides the speakers.

thanks for the ideas. the radio worked before, no idea why it doesnt now.