s#*(&# f*&^)!! (my 318 rant)

yeah sounds like it's had a top end or even a rebuild before...

which brings us to the next question of if it was rebuilt...was it done right, or right enough to fix the issue at hand and continue running the current bottom end?

the valves being bent wouldn't close all the way, stuck valves[sticky guides] won't move hence 'stuck'