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Originally Posted by Sheepdip
I'm just a half a** shade tree mechanic but unless I missed it, I see nowhere where you performed a compression test. This will give you some insight as to the overall mechanical condition of your motor. Not a perfect science but a good gauge to go by.
I would suspect you have a leak opening up with heat added to the equation, could be a head/head gasket or cylinder wall crack.
If the compression test is a good report, then look into the fuel delivery and ignition sources.
The important thing is quit throwing money at it, take it to a reputable mechanic who has the knowledge to sort it out.
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I didn’t mention it,but i did conduct a compression test but suspect it wasn’t warm enough (symptoms weren’t present when I conducted the test, because I didn’t think of the valve seals until this morning). Will conduct another one later. I did take it to a reputable mechanic today that agrees there is certainly an issue with that seal on #8.
I’ll throw as much money at it as I want.