car won't start after dash swap

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car won't start after dash swap

By momoyouknow
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:01 pm #172650 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
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By teal_dx
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:44 pm #172656 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?
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By momoyouknow
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:06 pm #172660 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 :o
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By country_civic
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:09 pm #172662 when you did the dash did you swap the steering colunm with it . if you did you might want to check the key cylinder
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By momoyouknow
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:30 am #172791 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?
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By ikon
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:49 am #172871 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. :thumb:

By DeRail13
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:22 am #173036 Check the little box above the clutch petal, its a relay for something i take mine out when im not around the car
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By momoyouknow
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:00 am #173080 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!! :woot: thanks for all the help guys i can always find assurance coming to civic eg :P
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