rod thru oil pan

[dotgone]

unbeleivable bad luck tonight my 327 just thru a
rod thru the oil pan and i only took it to 4000 rpm
getting on freeway the engine has about 40,000
miles should i scrap it or fix? i just got the heads
back on after having stainless valves and hard
seats for pump gas. bad timing.any opinions?

[Bob Parmenter]

Tear down, examine damage. Heads and other stuff will fit a variety of small blocks. Likely you'll need a new short block assy as your crank, and probably block are damaged. The cam could be whacked too, and if metal particles circulated through the system for the short time before grenading all the bearings and their surfaces are galled. You're right, it sucks.

[Dano78]

BWAAHAHAHHAHAHA throws a rod at 4000 rpms!!! HAHAHAHHAH Sounds like a Chevy alright. You want a solution, BUY A FORD. I have a 351W that's got over 225k on it and I rappthe crap outta that thing well above 5000.

Throwing rods, flatting cams, breaking rockers, pulling rocker studs, leaks oil like the Exxon Valdez..... How can this engine be so popular??? An the the idiot engineers put the distributor in the back.... Ford only made that mistake once, in the Y block.

[Dano78]

You just file that in the same place I file the lame Ford remarks you make.... happy? nuff said.....

[dotgone]

sounds like another short block 327 my favorite.
but i still cannot believe it came apart.

thanks?

[Dano78]

No pun intended on your end dotgone. Sorry to hear it happen. I had a 302 Chev (stroked 283) that you couldn't get it to frag, even as hard as you tried.

You have a high volume pump? It's possible you sucked the pan dry causing a dry spell on the bearings. Maybe? I don't know what's been done to the engine to try to help you out any further...

[babyboomer]

Sorry for your bad luck. Not to rub it in, but I've seen a lot of people rebuild their top end only to blow up their low end. I always tell people that a tight top end puts more stress on the low end and just doing the top is high risk. Save your heads, inspect them for any damage from grit (probably ok) and swap in a doner motor while you save and decide what to do. Good luck

[madgrinder]

I built a 327 for a customer's 68 Camaro. He had a #'s matching car with the 350hp and four-speed. I took it out on it's shake-down run and had a run-in with a local redneck wannabe street-racer. I owned him for at least two miles.

I heard the bottom end knock twice, then oil sprayed everywhere as I dropped four rods and the front of the crankshaft. I have no idea what went wrong, but it was so cool!!!

We used his 327 heads and a 350 short block. He was so happy with how much torque we could get out of his 327 (350). We never told the customer.

[Dave Severson]

Tough luck, dot. Motors of all brands blow up. A tear down might at least tell you what broke first, sounds like a rod just let go. I'm a Ford guy, but I will have to admit that chebbie had a heck of good plan when they built the 327. Hey, just remember. It it's got wheels it's bound to eventually cause ya greif and cost $$$$.

[cstud87]

man....you sould always tell the customer...............

[drg84]

My advice, save the 327 heads, and anything else salvageable, and build another engine. Yes, all engines blow apart and yes, it happens to everyone. Its just a matter of how well you take care of your engine, and if its a good assembly to start with. if both are a good response, you shouldnt have any problems.