yea i recently bought another project it is a si hatch with a b20v...i bought it from a guy he supposedly said it only needed a head gasket..since it was my friends friend i didnt check it out i just bought it ...now to the point

first of all its a b20b with a 89 b16 head new valve springs and retainer and freshly resurfaced..

i put the head gasket on ( i made sure it was the right way) and started it up..the problem is i have all kinds of blow by coming for the valve stem on the valve cover.. i tested the compression and its fine all across except for cylinder number 3 (which was 75)..im just wondering if it is the valves, valve stem seals, or piston rings..or if any body has had this problem ..wat did it turn out to be???...i just pulled the head back off was wondering wat i can do to make sure if its the head or da block??thanx

 

Leakdown test ftw.