Variable bite point/unreliable Hope Tech4 V4

Anyone else having issues with these?  I've been using Hope forever and never had any issues like these before.  They've always been completely reliable until the seals get cooked after a LOT of heavy use on uplifted holidays.  This bikes only a 18 months old and I've been off with injuries for much of that.  Front was bled in March, and the rear only about a month ago. I've never had issues with bleed quality on hope's in the past so I assume I know what I'm doing. 

I'm getting variable bite point and having to adjust the reach/BP to not pull to the bars.  The rear I tried yesterday and it pulled to the bars and needed a few pumps to activate. 

no sign of any lost fluid (on levers or calipers).