Chrysler Repair: 1998 Cirrus not starting, 4 digit numbers, light pause

Question
QUESTION: I have 1998 Cirrus and ran it almost empty on gas. Let's say I made it to the pumps on fumes. I filled it up with gas and when starting it, it made a some unusual noise from the engine compartment and would hardly move in drive and giving it gas. After awhile it is now failing to start. I am wondering if I have sucked something from the bottom of the fuel tank and clogged the filter or have destroyed the fuel pump.

ANSWER: Hi Kerry,
Try the ignition key readout for fault codes that may tell us what the engine computer sees as wrong:"on-off-on-off-on and leave on" doing that in 5 seconds or less elapsed time. Then watch to odometer window to see the mileage reading changes to show any 4-digit numbers preceded by a P. Let me know what you find. If nothing changes on the odometer then instead, do the key again only this time watch for flashing of the check engine light, pause, more flashes, etc. Tell me the flash counts. We'll go from there.
Roland

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QUESTION: Roland,
I tried the on-off-on-off-on and leave on and nothing changed on the odometer window and the check engine light just extinguished and never came back on or flashed.
Thanks,
Kerry

ANSWER: Hi Kerry,
I believe the check engine light should remain illuminated when you leave the ignition key in the 'on' position with the engine not running. Have you checked the fuses in the box in the engine compartment? There should be some sort of readout if you do the key exactly as I described.
Roland

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QUESTION: Roland,

I have replaced the rotor, distributor cap, wires and plugs. I did those as soon as I realized it was no spark and the fact that it had been a long while and they looked in bad shape. They did not fix my problem of "no spark" though.

Thanks,
Kerry

Answer
But what about the resistances of the coil windings? Do you show the presence of 12v on the pin 1 (dark green/orange) wire of the 2-pin plug at the distributor when you are cranking it over? Those are necessary conditions, assuming that you don't see any fault code related to the 'driver' wire circuit of the primary coil by means of the code reader. One of these test/readings has to be bad or you would have a sign of spark.