Civic EG

i swapped out my dash recently and car won't start now it almost did the first time i turned the key but after that it doesn't. i tried to jump start w/ cables but didn't work and i can't push start cuz it's juts me and it's icy outside

Sounds like you need to double check all of your wiring.... Check your grounds first.
if a jump start didn't do it, then I'd bet on an electrical problem.
Did you do anything else besides the dash?

well i gutted the interior and the previous owner had a sound system so i did a whole bunch of wire cutting and pulling but all of which had to do w/ the stereo system and neon lights he had in there. there's a black wire that looks like a ground on the harness behind the cluster but idk where that goes . and there was a single black wire that ran into that same harness i cut to take the dash out but i'm not sure if that was part of the stereo or not

when you did the dash did you swap the steering colunm with it . if you did you might want to check the key cylinder

so there was a harness unplugged and a ground i attached but still not starting. sum1 said it might b the alternator. how can i know for sure?

i agree with teal... i bet its a ground. my cuz sold an sr swapped s13 cuz he couldnt get it to start. it was just a bad ground. recheck all your wires. the black wire could have been the antenna for the radio or... a ground.

Check the little box above the clutch petal, its a relay for something i take mine out when im not around the car

ok

1. Does the pump prime??

2. check your main relay

3. check grounds

4. burn the car jk

okay so i took all your advice and this is what happened.. the car would crank slow so i tried to push start it almost worked but just me pushing wasn't gonna do it. so i checked all the grounds and wiring again and remembered the ground where the fuse box is under the hood. tightened it and it cranked harder so i jumped it w/ my other car and voila!! thanks for all the help guys i can always find assurance coming to civic eg

good for you dude