Sorry for all the confusion........ Basically the car finally started after I used the ether, it ran rough for awhile stalled a few times then seemed to return to normal. The return to normal was gradual and took a couple of hours of idling and driving. It was starting and running normal again before I changed the cap, rotor, plugs and fuel filter. So I concluded it was a fuel issue.

I think the fuel sitting somehow caused the stalling and no starting until it finally cleaned itself out with the help of "Sea Foam" motor treatment added to a couple of gallons of fresh gas.

Does this make sense?

Bob