The Mythical 7 Cylinder V8

A friend of mine had a 79 Camaro with a 350 that threw a rod... he wanted to sell it I said "we can drop the pan disconnect the rod push it up in the bore or remove it out the top and run it on 7 cylinders, it will run like crap but it wont knock..." it was an idea no we never did it...:) I would think eventually gas would get in the oil through the intake? but eh ya never know till ya try it...