So im im driving from kelowna to vernon on saturday afternoon in my 70 bug when all I start hearing a bit of extra noise from the engine area. Sounds like a broken baffle in the muffler maybe. Hmm, so I slow a bit noise calms...speed up gets louder. Ok now it sounds like a rod knock.ah crap. So I baby it home, stopping at the grocery store first. (Shut off the car n fired it back up a few minutes later) went home. Pulled the engine out and apart. Rods look fine, bearings perfect. End play ok, a little bearing material in the screen. Split the case.holy crap the crank is sheared completly in half. Looks like it splitaround a balancing drill hole. Everything else Iis fine to the point I could actually re use the main bearings. It didnt even vibrate although I didnt rev much. Sorry for the long story but I thought some may get a kick out of it. Cant figure out pics or I would post a few
