ford escort won't start

[malcsan]

my car won't start, unless i bump-start it but then it overheat immediately. would this be the water pump?

[creativeTECH]

Two things. First of all you nee dto top up the water in the radiator. If you have already I think your radiator is blocked. Second. You may have damp in your distributor cap. As well as a dodgy connection in your KING lead. I only suspect both of these as the same thing happened to mine when I had one many many moons ago, I now drive a TT. Lucky me,

[Jenny Tools]

Sounds like a blown head gasket too me. 

[Gandy]

Sounds like head gasket to me too