[OldRestorer]

Ok,

  I am currently working on a 40-145 chassis and have finished the recap. I turned her on and she lit up and no smoke so that good but no sound at all. 

Now when I first put it on the bench I checked all the tubes. All of them were bad and the speaker cone was pushed out. Did the radio blow possibly before I got it? I am thinking that the speaker is bad so here is my first question!

In stoopit terms, How do I check the speaker. If I am using the VTM, Where do I put the leads? there are multiple wires on the speaker so which is which?

Next question:
I did not have a 7Y4 to replace the bad one. Could that stop the radio from getting stations?

I know you guys will figure this out. 

Kirk