hi all.
I have a mfi series 2 escort. The car starts first time on the key when it is cold and runs great. after a drive and then i park it up and turn the ignition off the car wont start. I have found out that if you put your foot to the floor and then start it it will fire up with a slight hesitation. You have to catch it first time or else it wont start at all unless you bump it. The tps sensor is clicking so im asuming it is working. I have changed fuel pumps, metering units, fuel filter, coil,spark plugs and ht-leads. I did a compression test and i noticed that 3 cylinders were the same apart from 1 which was a 1 bar down. The tempreature is good and i have no cream in the water or oil so im ruling out head gasket.

any help would be great.