96 Neon issue.

[Drama Llama]

Up untill recently the car has been working PERFECTLY.

But now when you insert the key,the fuel gauge reads empty and the gas light comes on,and when you try to crank the engine over,it just keeps cranking.

Keep in mind this isn't my personal vehicle.....

Also,when if you bang on the fuel tank and wait about 10-20 minutes,it will start right up and run for awhile.

We just replaced the fuel pump with an oem unit today thinking that was the issue,but it still persits.

Now i don't know shit when it comes to dodges so i was hoping someone in here has had the same problem or knows what it could be.

All help is appreciated.

[EvrAce]

that sounds weird to me never heard of that happing before but you should try going to neons.org or floridaneons.org their are alot of useful ppl their.

[Drama Llama]

Yeah its my cousins car so i'm trying to help him out.

Thanks for the links!

[Fast420A]

Sounds like an electrical issue. Maybe a bad connection to the pump?

[Drama Llama]

Yeah thats what we were thinking.

When i go over there in the next few days,i'm going to bring my multimeter and check all the connections.

[EfWorld]

do these cars have main relays? i know both my crx's did the samething, i just replaced the main relay for 60 buks and it works fine

[Boostin'Xr4]

Unlikely, but possibly a loose/broken baffle in the tank that blocks flow?
I would vote for wiring issue, but ^^ is always a possibility.

[amimaxima]

there is no other explanation other than its a neon!