It's possibly electrical. Are you running a stock distributor? When cranking, the starter might be taking too much power away from the distributor. With the ether having a lower flash point, what ever spark is present might be enough but not enough for gasoline.
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Jordan Baker
RHLI Museum,
Otter LRC
C15A-Wire3, 1944
Willys MB, 1942
10cwt Canadian trailer
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