87 Radio doesn't work - fuse?

[Montanahelp]

I have a 87 with the factory radio / tape player unit. The unit doesn't look like it is getting any power. I checked the radio fuse in the under dash fuse box , and the radio fuse in the engine fuse box. Both of these are good. Is there an inline fuse coming off of the radio? I know on aftermarket radios there is typically a fuse in the harness?

[wiccanferret]

Have you physically pulled the radio out and made sure it's all connected yet?

If it is, you can connect a wire from the power wire of the radio directly to the battery to see if the radio is dead or if it's something in between.

[Montanahelp]

I haven't pulled the radio yet. I didn't see an easy way to get at it.

[marksktr]

its very easy... 2 screws on under top of trim piece, gently pry off the whole trim piece, and then 4 screws holding the unit on.

best bet is the radio is dead...
dont know many with the stock radio, and if they still have it, they dont even use it..

[Kingdom934]

If possible, use a magnent screw driver. It is a pain to find the screw that you took off the radio cage that fell out when you unscrewed it.

I'll be pretty darn suprise to find a 20 year old car radio that works completely. Most bet if it was working then didn't work all the suddent, the radio might be dead. I don't recall older model radios having fuses, at lease my dad's 86 stock radio didn't have any fuse from what I recall (I could be wrong about that, been a while)