350 spit out cam, any ideas why?

[Weasel Diesel]

Originally Posted by raceman6135

What happened was that a connecting rod bearing spun, which overheated the rod and it broke. The flailing part of the con rod that was still attached to the crankshaft swung up and broke the camshaft into 4 pieces. The rear-most piece pushed the cup plug out the back of the block into the flexplate, stopping the engine from rotating.

That is a severely good theory... and darn sure plausable.