My engine wont crank like as if the engine is flooded...how do i clean a flooded engine? it smells like gasoline on my spark plugs when i took them out...please help me...im out of ideas....ive checked fuel pump and spark plug wires and it's still good so what can the problem be?

check the carb float may be stuck from laying on side also change plug

something is stopping the fuel and spark
items that prevent those things are
broken timing belt /chain
problem cam/crank position sensors
immobilizer problem
ECM problem

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Find out if the engine is getting gas to it. Sometimes a plugged fuel filter or a problem with the fuel injectors can prevent the engine from getting any gasoline. To check this remove the air cleaner and smell inside the throttle body or air cleaner housing. If the engine is getting enough gas you should be able to sense a strong gasoline smell due to the amount of uncombusted fuel left inside the intake manifold.
Determine whether the spark plugs are firing. If there is plenty of gas but no spark, the engine will crank but not start. Unplug one of the spark plug wires and plug in a spark tester. Have a friend get in the car and crank the engine while you watch to see if the spark tester illuminates. You can usually purchase a spark tester at an auto parts store for about ten dollars.

Sounds like the engine has been flooded with gas due to excessive cranking which drained past the cold piston rings into oil crankcase. You have fuel & air but you do not have spark. 3 things come to mind: spark plugs, spark plug wires and ignition coils. Coils are on top with spark plug wires coming off them. Best of luck.

Are you certain it's getting gas, does it smell flooded?
Pull one of the plugs, see if its wet after cranking.
Ground plug and check for spark, if no spark, problem could be crank sensor or coil packs.

you're a victim of a flooded engine. if it's got fuel injection then crank it with the gas pedal fully depressed; that's called a clear flood mode that shuts down the injectors while cranking to give the plugs a chance to dry off. if it's got a carburetor then you'll have to take the plugs out and dry them off manually. in either case you should pull out the oil dipstick and smell it; if it smells strongly of gas you should change the oil to avoid bearing failure because the oil has gas in it and is too thin to lubricate. I usually take out the plugs and either blow them dry with a compressor or put them on a hot plate to warm them up so if there is any gas in the cylinders it will ignite faster. while they are heating up I blow the cylinders with compressed air to eliminate any accumulated fuel in the cyl. before I put the plugs back in. make sure the choke is open and crank it with the gas pedal fully depressed for about 5-10 seconds and then release the gas pedal. It should start.

If you smell fuel in the exhaust, then you can assume the fuel pump is working. Spark at the coil is fine but do you have spark to the plugs? It sounds like you have an older car with a cap and rotor. You might have a bad cap or rotor. It might just be flooded, in which case pulling and cleaning the spark plugs would help.

It may have jumped time. However, if you smell gasoline, it got flooded. Here is the lay of the land.
If it cranks, as in turning over but not starting. And you smell gasoline. The fuel is good, but there is not electrical spark going to the plugs. Bad coil. Cracked distributor cap. Moisture under the cap. Check this before you worry about the timing. You first have to test for ignition. Also don't pump the gas when starting it. See what happens. Also when the car is warm, never pump the gas. Also check the wire going from the distributor cap to the coil.
Good luck,
Hope this helps,
Best,
Mark

You need to check for spark. You probably do not have spark causing the engine to flood. Check your ignition parts and see what shape they are in. If you have not had a tune up in 50,000 miles you may want to start there.

From what you say the engine must be turning over at a normal speed. You need three things to start: fuel, spark, and compression. Check for fuel by removing a plug after trying to start and smell it for gasoline. Test for spark by leaving the plug removed and reattaching the spark plug wire and pressing its ground electrode to a metal ground. Insulate your contact with the plug and then have an assistant crank the engine while you look for a spark at the plug.