im having big problems with my car 94 civic ls/vtec. The thing is i just got it back on the road after 2 years of down time. Once driven for 5 miles oil started leaking from the front of the motor where the head and block mat up so i guess valve seals. so i take off my header and oil pours out of the ex. ports. So i replace the valve seals and know car still burns oil a little and there is oil in the #1 cyl so im thinking valve guids.

 

it could be headgasket not seated correctly, any white smoke, or loss of coolant?

 

the smoke is white but very very light but no loss of coolant. i do remember when i first started her up and drove around from setting up for 2 years it smoked like crazy, but after replacing the seal it was not as bad, if it is the head gasket a comp. test would be able to tell me, right

 

did you relocate all the dowels for the LS gasket?
i'd say just pull the head off , if you want to replace the guides and seals that would be the time, but i bet you'll stop leaking after it gets a new gasket and gets retorqued.

 

i've changed the seals but im not to sure how to change the guides.