Found part of the problem (pic) :D

Just throw another cam in it and hit the key, its just a 318.
Plenty of them around cheap if it takes a crap.

That's the plan, but I do want to make sure the valves at least look ok.
Gotta check since it was only opening the valve a little bit but the bottom I'm comfortable with.
Might even have a rotten head gasket, and for what it takes to check I have to do it while it's this far.