95 escort won't start

car started running very rough like it was miss firing.After i got to my destination i came out to try to start the car but it wouldn't fire over it sounds like it isn't getting any spark.new battery,alternator could it be the coil pack? any help would surely be appreciated :screwy:

Check your timing belt. Open the oil cap and watch the valves for movement while cranking. If you are lucky they will move :)

turned motor over the valves are moving, i'm leaning towards the coil pack i had to replace once before

You may also want to check on the crank position sensor. If it is not putting out a signal then there will be no spark.
Is the computer giving any codes?

I wrote in one of the other threads that my Escort would not start and it turned out it was the engine coolant temperature sensor. Disconnect it and see if it makes a difference. You can bypass it by sticking a 56K ohm resistor into the harness.It takes about 3 minutes and $17.00 to change. I have over 200K on mine and have not hardly had to fix anything.

Pull your plugs. Is there oil on them? Is there anything left to the ceramic that burns away? Check the gap while you have them out.

You could check the inside of the distributor cap to see if there is any carbon built up that would tend to short circuit between any two posts.

update on the car .had it towed to friends house,got the timing cover off everything lined up like it should,checked the fuel pump working fine,pulled the plugs had a slight film (coolant) reinstalled plugs tapped on the air flow sensor while cranking it starts after two minutes the radiator is building up pressure.pressurized system and could hear air blowing into two cylinders guess what i'm doing next removing head ,hope she ain't cracked.

It might be hard to see a crack in the head. I've found that by pouring alcohol into the combusition chambers it will make a crack show up by flowing into the crevice. Use isopropyl. Everclear is kind of expensive. Save it for after you get her fixed.

we got the head off and there was an indication of blow by on the 2 middle cylinders.the head was warped had to have it planed also pressure checkedthat turned out good. no cracks yeah reinstalled and the car is back on the road knock on wood for a while. thanks for the input on the problem:iceslolan