Pontiac Repair: 93 pontiac grand am quad 4 wont start, pontiac grand am, charging system

Question
well before it quit running it ran fine but my lights would flicker all the time went to autozone to have charging system checked out it was fine never could fine the problem but then one day i went to the store i turned it off went in then came out and started my car and it died 3 times well i got it backed up it died went forward and stopped it died i turned the key off and now all it does is crank over good fuel pump i got a code reader on it and it showed everything was good i had the ecm checked spark plugs smell like gas also what can i look for or do thank you

Answer
Hi Michael:

Well it could be a bunch of things. Fuel pressure could be the issue. When it stalled did it buck and run bad before it stalled out or was it like someone just turned off the key? I would get a spark checker at the local parts store and check for spark on all 4 cylinders you have to ground the companion cylinder you are checking 1/4 and 2/3 are paired together. you may not have spark. A long shot would be that the timing chain jumped time. I have seen this happen a few times when a person is trying to start the car. Usually one of the chain guides breaks and allows the exhaust cam to jump time and it doesn't have enough compression to start. Usually when this happens it doesn't sound right when it's cranking...  Just a few things to check. The timing is a last resort. Good luck :)