I was out at the junkyard recently and "adopted" a Super Six intake, carb, and air cleaner(which I might sell) from a '79 Volare sedan. I wondered why the "high" side of the engine was so oily, and when I got the intake off, I discovered a large hole in the side of the crankcase where 2 rods had exited . A large piece of one rod was later found on the driver-side inner fender apron. There was also at least one pushrod laying in the oil pan. A flying chunk of metal had also hit the exhaust downpipe hard enough to put a hole in it.
I went back this past weekend for the starter, which I passed on because it was a reman, and found even more destruction. These engines have mythology, but this makes #6 that I've encountered with knocks or chucked rods. Check it out.
