Ronnie Shedd

hey guys and gals i have a 98 honda prelude 2.2l vtec base model w/ stock h22a4 motor i blew a head gasket and im in the middle of replacing the head gasket and head i just got the head back from the machine shop and im cleaning the block and taking a look at the pistons to clean the carbon build up as i rotated the crank i notice that the 3rd piston wont come to top dead center is this an issue? as meaning is there another problem possible bent rod bad bearings i took compression test to determine head gasket blew and my readings where 50 psi at cylinder 3&4 and 1&2 were stable at 150 if this info helps also if it is a bent rod or bearings can this be switched out by only doing the third piston or do all 4 need to be done or am i just over thinking it and this is a normal set up for h22a4 please let me know if any other info is needed i also can provide pics