LooneyPrick

Hey guys. Had a problem. Car in question is a 2002 140. No oil burning, no previous problems. Saturday night was going down the motorway and out of no where the temp went up to max and started flashing. So pulled straight over on the hard shoulder and as I came to a stop the engine cut out. Opened bonnet to find the return hose to the expansion tank had came off and red coolant all over my engine covers. I let it cool down, put some water in (as thats all I had with me) and went to start it. NOTHING Just turns over. Turns over normally with a slight splutter of trying to fire up every now and then. I've checked the oil, its clean. I've got a spark on the ht leads. Been told it's head gasket but surely it would still start and I'd have frothy crap on my oil? Any ideas peeps. If it's a non runner I will be breaking for parts.Thanks, Ben.