The Starter is a Pain in the @$$. Its on the firewall side of the motor just down and to the left from the oil filter. (end of it is at the flywheel between short block and tranny.
Actually its common for the ignition switches to go in some escorts. Mine did. So if you toss in a new starter and it still doesn´t work that´s where you´re problem is.
Here is how I got around it the lazy way:
Run a wire from the Pos battery post through an inline fuse to a push button in the car. Then from the button through the firewall again to an aligator clamp that clamps onto the starter solenoid.
And Viola "Custom" push button start. So use the key to pressurize the fuel system, then hit the button.
Actually its common for the ignition switches to go in some escorts. Mine did. So if you toss in a new starter and it still doesn´t work that´s where you´re problem is.
Here is how I got around it the lazy way:
Run a wire from the Pos battery post through an inline fuse to a push button in the car. Then from the button through the firewall again to an aligator clamp that clamps onto the starter solenoid.

And Viola "Custom" push button start. So use the key to pressurize the fuel system, then hit the button.