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GENERAL LEE wrote:..... 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.
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You would not be the first one who damaged or ruined a recalcitrant internal combustion engine with starter fluid.
I can give you any number of potential horror stories as to what may have happened - anywhere from blowing loose some carbon that is temporarily lodged under a couple of valves, to cracking a ring, breaking a ring-land, or even "holing" a piston.
By the early 1930's, American autos were pretty durn reliable, hot or cold. Might take a bit of cranking on a very VERY cold morning, but ANY car of that era was properly designed to start NOW. WIth today's "high volatility fuels, the various "back-yard remedies" of the old days should be completely unnecessary.
Simple fact is, years of neglect, combined with poor maintainence (how many folks these days know how to properly gap a plug, set timing, go thru a carbuerator...etc...etc.) will turn ANY car into little more than "lawn-art" .
I would try and get the thing running, possibly a rolling "push start"..? Temporarily running 12 volts thru the starter ? And drive it around for a while; see if you cant blow out whatever is between the valve seats and the valves. If you are very lucky, that's all you need to do. My best wishes for you. The alternative will be time-consuming and expensive !
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