Could this be a blown head gasket?

Hi All i need a bit of help, i've always been taught when a head gasket goes there would be a mayonnaise substance in the water tank or on the oil cap but mine dosent have any. I've just done a 400 mile round trip and she's emptied the water tank twice, she's running like a bag of bolts on idle and man is she drinking alot of petrol now but i guess that's due to the fact she's trying to compensate for the erratic idle. I don't have massive amounts of white smoke but i did see some when i was stuck in traffic on the way home today. I also have a whistling nose from the back middle towards the right near the battery and i think that's a vacuum hose but i'm going to look for that later i don't think that could be a symptom of a head gasket. I was wondering if this could be the head gasket as i'm not looking forward to stripping the engine down. I have a 1995 LX Ford Escort 16v 1.6 EFI engine.

03 Ford Escort ZX2 won't turn over?

For the last week or so it was taking an extra second to turn over and would occasionally die when put in revers. Today it died, started again, sat for 6 hours, started then died five miles down the road. All the dash lights come on and it sounds like it wants to start but it doesn't turn over. The alternator and the battery were replaced last year.

Added (1). It has half a tank of gas and it didn't sound like the fuel pump was priming.

1999 Ford Escort engine knocking at 2500 RPM?

If I rev my Ford escort up to 2500 RPMs there's a knocking sound near the engine.

I had to replace the engine head and piston when a valve dropped and ever since then there's the rattle at 2500 RPMs.

It has a 2.0 Litre, 4 Cylinder engine and runs fine except for the knocking sound.

Any help?

01 Ford Escort won't turn over and all the dash lights are lit up? Is there anything I can do?

I let my 7year old sit in the drivers seat in our driveway while I spoke to someone about our new used car just 10 ft away. She repeatedly turned over the engine quiclky 8-10 times before I could stop her. She says she turned the key all the way back and forth. What could she have broken?

Added (1). 01 Ford Escort won't turn over and check engine light, battery and oil lights are lit up after child repeatedly turned over engine.

Added (2). Just so everyone is aware I was unaware the keys were in the ignition as my grandpa had just checked out my new car and left them there he was in the process of telling what he thought when my 7year old said " Mommy can I sit in the drivers seat?" I assumed he had the keys! I thought I would add as there's apparently judgemental people on here that jump to conclusions without getting the whole story!

Light pinkish transmission oil?

I just checked my transmission fluid on my 2002 ford escort zx2 and it came out to look ligh pink, thin, and when I wipe it with a paper towel there's some black dirt that comes with it. I checked it multiple times and it came out to look light pink. What could this be?

Ford escort zx2 2002 coupe not fully accelerating, hesitates and then clicks and goes?

My ford escort zx2 2002 coupe has been driving fine for a while, only 55k miles on it and recently got some pipes and a vacuum tube fixed. But recently I've been driving it and sometimes on take off my cars rpm will go up a bit and it feels like it is hesitating to go, and it stays like that for 1-2 seconds and then clicks! It clicks with the rpm and drives smoothly. It's happened before and my dad said it was from a dirty spark plug or filter, but that was 2 months ago. What would you think the problem is?

Is my 1997 Ford Escort LX wagon worth maintaining?

I just purchased a 1997 ford escort LX wagon from a private party for $250 and I was wondering if you guys think it's worth maintaining. It has a high mileage of 212k miles. And it drives great, but it has no reverse. Also, it goes forward in drive AND in neutral and a/c doesn't work. The body has only one smallish dent, some paint has faded, and the interior just needs some detailing. Do you think it's worth fixing it up and sometimes using? I'm just going to be using it as a commuter occasionally.

Car won't start due to bad thermostat?

I have a 99 Ford Escort(ZX2)
Last Wednesday I noticed the heat was coming out on my car, I disregarded it because it's spring.
Then while I'm driving Friday, I smelled something strange(may have been from the radiator) like overheating. A few miles later the car just stalls and shuts off. I waited about 5-10 minutes and started it up again and began smoking about a mile up the road. Luckily an officer helped me into a parking lot. I was also able to get it home, but I can start the car and it run for maybe 5-10 minutes then it'll stall again. The reason I think it's the thermostat is because just a few days before I tried the heat and it wasn't working, then a few days later it overheats and begins to stall. I don't want to flood the engine either. Can ANYONE give me any advice to what they think it may be?

2001 Ford Escort ZX2 service engine soon light on and not shifting out of gear?

This happened about 3 weeks ago. The service engine soon light came on and it was like it was stuck in lower gear and not changing over to a higher gear to go faster. Took it to the garage, they pulled an error code (they never said what it specifically was, but briefly mentioned a speed sensor that was an error due to the shifting issue that the computer recognized was odd) and then reset it. They did change the transmission fluid and it seemed to drive fine to them. They said they didn't experience any issues when test driving it. It drove fine for a few weeks with no service engine soon light or trouble shifting. Today it is doing the same thing again. Transmission was rebuilt just a couple of years ago by a very reputable place that does quality work.

What could it be? The light isn't blinking, just solid. All info on the light meaning just states that it is "related to the emission control computer and should be serviced when convenient." The car just passed emissions maybe a couple of months ago at most, if not sooner, so I don't think there's suddenly a catalytic converter issue.