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Hi, I'm Robert. Welcome to JustAnswer. I'm reviewing your question now and will post back with your reply momentarily.
I suspect you are on the right track with this being the high limit is the issue, it will be a small disc that sits near the burner chamber. Make sure the chamber is clear and clean, it sounds like you have checked that already. IF the high limit is not the issue then it could be the circuit board as well shutting it down. Make sure you also have good DC battery voltage when it shuts down, if for some reason the DC voltage was dropping off then it could cause the furnace to shut down. You could bypass the high limit for testing only and see if it runs past that 10 min mark, if so then I would replace it.
Hope this points you in the right direction.
Robert
You always need good voltage through the sail switch and high limit. The DC voltage should be above 12 volts, if for some reason the voltage drops below 11.5 volts the fan can slow down and the sail switch can open up and cause the flame to go out. The electrode senses the flame and tells the board to shut off the gas valve if the flame is not going, so it could be the board or electrode but if it appears to be the same amount of time for each cycle then you may be on to something with the thermostat.
I might try the new board as well when you can to rule that out, nothing wrong with carrying a spare one.
Robert
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