Is it just a 15 amp breaker that trips? Might have better luck plugging into a 20 or 30 amp outlet. Is anything else turned on that you dont need? Water heater or fridge? Try running them on propane.
I would bet that the vent pipe runs into the top of the tank through a rubber grommet that seals it, and the pipe has dropped down into the tank too far and could be resting on the bottom of the tank, or just low enough that the bottom end of it is u...
would need to do a wet/dry compression test, where you would squirt some oil into the low cylinder and perform the test again. If the compression comes back up, it is usually and indication that the rings are not sealing.