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Compression test results mystery?

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Hello all, I was hoping you could help me figure this one out:

Two weeks I ran a compression test because my car was bogging and there was smoke coming from the exhaust during startup

Cylinder 1: 151
Cylinder 2: 60
Cylinder 3: 151
Cylinder 4: 151

I left the car alone until today, I ran seafoam spray engine cleaner and lube (through the throttle body) thinking I might have a stuck valve or something. Results:

Cylinder 1: 120
Cylinder 2: 151
Cylinder 3: 151
Cylinder 4: 151

WTF

So I dropped some oil into cylinder #1, along with some seafoam, started the engine and revved til the smoke stopped

Cylinder 1: 151
Cylinder 2: 151
Cylinder 3: 151
Cylinder 4: 151


So, is my engine ok?
Why would the low psi cylinder move from #2 to #1 in two weeks/after seafoam?
I had some white smoke coming from the behind the valve cover during startup that went away?

What is my next step? Valve clearances? More seafoam spray? Lol?

Thanks!
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Compression looks good now... Drive for a couple days and see how it feels. No clue why the results were above, but maybe the seafoam just had to run through the system.

Probably worth doing a complete oil change to get the old stuff out and fresh oil in
Yeah, I'm going to daily the car next week and test throughout the week, maybe seafoam one more time, then if all is ok change the oil and spark plugs.

I would assume the low reading was a mistake. There was probly never anything wrong? Just my thought on it.

I've been messing with cars for a while and I have adopted the theory that if the problem only happens once, its not a problem.

Haha, I hope that is the case!
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