1997 Sebring Convertible fires, won't start

Hi All! I'm hoping someone out there can come to our rescue! My '97
Sebring had been performing flawlessly until the other night when it was run
in idle until bone dry on gas until it quit... (Don't ask, stupid human
trick. ) Even after putting some gas in it, is cranking, occasionally
fires, but won't stay running for more than a few seconds. I'm assuming
since the "Service Engine Soon" light is staying on, it means that the
computer thinks something is wrong. Is there anything that can be done to
fool the computer into allowing the engine to run?

I'm looking forward to your responses via email!

Thanks!

Radi

 

No.

You might've fried the fuel pump. You could check by attaching a fuel
pressure gauge to the fuel rail. More likely possibility? You might've
sucked up some gunk or maybe water from the bottom of the tank, and now you
have a clogged fuel filter or a fuel system full of water.

--Geoff

 

How do you get a car that is completely out of gas to the gas station to
fill the tank?

I bet you dumped in a gallon from one of those $2.99 plastic gas cans, eh?
That's not nearly enough. Try 4 to 5 gallons and I bet it starts up and
runs
fine.

Ted

 

Thanks Geoff... I was fortunate that after disconnecting the battery for 30
secs to "reset" things, the engine roared to life on the next attempt to
start it.

 

Thanks Ted. You're right about the 2 gals in the gas can. Anyway, as it
turns out someone else suggested simply disconnecting the battery and
reconnecting... Sure enough, that did the trick and it roared to life on the
next restart and went directly to the gas station to get filled with 13
gals.