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1997 ford escort will not start

Died at a stop light. towed home. Has fuel pressure, has spark, timing belt good. All fuses good. I am puzzeled.

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  • Anonymous May 24, 2009

    thanks checked fuel pressure 36psi checked compression average 115psi used timing light all seam to be firing nothing erratic cranks but does not fire whaaaa

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Typical for escorts. I hate to tell you, but your cylinder head is dead, and needs to be replaced. To verify this, do a compression test. Your cylinder compression should not be less than 100 psi on any cylinder. I bet at least 1 cylinder has zero compression.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    It takes "compression" for a engine to run. I have personally seen this issue with escorts over 50 times. Your cylinder head is dead.

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    Itzik Avraham Apr 14, 2015

    Typical for escorts. I hate to tell you, but your cylinder head is dead, and needs to be replaced. To verify this, do a compression test. Your cylinder compression should not be less than 100 psi on any cylinder. I bet at least 1 cylinder has zero compression.

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Fuel air fire is all it takes you dont have env-nough of something check spark with timing light crank engine 5secondscylinderlook for erratic fire whats fuel pressure read pounds

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