I appreciate your thoughts MadMax. I don't belive that there is water in the engine. The oil would be "milkshake" like....yes? The fouling of #8 does not happen all the time. This is the first time that this occurred with the engine being in this car for over 3 years now.

I want to buy a new carb and distributor anyway, definitely carb first, so I am not too concerned about the $$$ although I appreciate the advice.

Thanks