02, near mint but, dash is out and car cranks, almost catches but no start. one code in system... Throttle pedal circuit. Would that cause a no start condition?

Any ideas??? has fuel, has spark, has compression, new battery, new oil, filter, fuel filter and so on. Swapped the gauge cluster with a known good one , same issue, no dash...

 

I don't know enough to help you. I would think if it has accurate metering it should idle, but I try to avoid the post-1998 models. obviously the throttle pedal circuit has to work. Without that you wouldn't be going anywhere.