escort 94 lx. manual.lost power while on the road and now won’t start.
fix it.
How many miles on the car? Has the timing belt ever been replaced?
If the timing belt broke the engine won’t start no matter what you try.
To see if the timing belt is broken, remove the distributor cap, crank the engine while observing the distributor rotor. If the rotor doesn’t rotate, the timing belt is likely broken. Luckily, for you, the Escort engine is probably NOT damaged from a broken timing belt, because it’s a non-interference engine.
This car has a coil pack. OP will have to get a peek under the belt cover
If you can see the camshaft through the oil fill cap you can observe it as someone cranks the engine. If the camshaft isn’t turning the timing belt is broken.
Otherwise remove the upper part of the timing belt cover.