1940 Packard 1801 won't start

Posted by bob hattler On 2017/1/5 16:24:07

We just completed voltage, fuel and spark checks: all good.
we completed a compression check and found very low numbers 0 to 25 psi. This difficult to understand as car was driven into the garage for a new starter solenoid and a carb float check.
Prior to this time the car ran very strong and there were no indications of a compression problem.
When attempting to start I used starter fluid and had a backfire. Any connection I don't see it.

Could the timing have changed?

Help

Bob Hattler