Thanks Wilf,
Compression test is right where I headed after my initial post.
175 psi across the board on that side.
so maybe the intake is leaking or another thing I am thinking is a couple of bad rod bearings throwing
oil up on the cylinder walls since it does not smoke too bad on startup but gets progressivley worse the longer it idles. Does that sound viable?
well gotta go got a 1:30 tee time.
more tinkering later.
have a good one,
Dan