Ford: ford escort starting, escort ghia, ford escort

Question
Hi Ragu,Can you try this one: escort ghia 1.8 injection cranks but not firing. History:I believed I had run low on petrol  when I turned  the key it justcoughed a couple of times. but would not fire.I topped up, kept cranking, but still dead. Any ideas. Your advice  much appreciated please.This is a 92 model  no recent repairs but ok on recent mot.

Answer
pete need to know how many miles. if you have over 60,000 you need to ck timming belt,ck also to see if you have spark, fuel psi, and if  so ck comp and timing reverence .make sure your timming mark is on 0 that your dist rotor is on one. let me know