[carlosalba]

That does sound frustrating, especially since both units are behaving the same way. If the dial light comes on and you get a faint hiss when touching the speaker leads, the audio output stage may be partially alive, but the signal isn’t making it through the earlier stages.

A couple of simple things to double-check before going deeper: make sure the speaker impedance and grounding are correct, and verify that B+ is actually reaching the RF/IF stages (a missed connection or bad solder joint after recap can kill the whole radio). Also confirm the antenna input and chassis ground are solid.

Before assuming a major fault, it may be worth doing a basic reset and recheck of power connections—similar in spirit to a “How to Reset Car Radio: Step-by-Step Guide”—then inject a signal at the volume control or audio input to see where it drops out. Given that both radios show the same symptom, I’d suspect power distribution or a common wiring issue rather than two identical failures.