Mk3 1.4 headgasket time but wot start at all at the moment

[AdamBeevers]

So a friends bought a mk3 with a headgasket gone he's asking me to do it which is fine, but he bought it on eBay and the description says it won't start at the moment just cranks, is it likely to be a cracked head or is that me being paranoid? What's the likely hood? Don't know mch about the car - sorry!

[CJA321]

Could be anything from spark,fuel, sebsor or as you say a cracked head... youl have to do some ibvestigation first. otherwise irs a stab in the dark on here 

[Wayne]

So many things it could be, I suspect it has low compression however.

[AdamBeevers]

Low compression from head gasket, not crack in the head yar? Yeah I figured there's like a millions things it could be, I'm an apprentice for ford so know the basics ect but never done much with head gaskets.. Just wondered the likely hoods haha, cheers guys