I wouldn't really say the first one "failed" it was just old and had more slop then I was comfortable with in the bushings. It had been consuming oil for quite a long time and I finally decided it was time to replace it.

I had my suspicions that the engine's air flow would be severely cut with a non-op turbo.

I'll be removing the turbo and the upper portion of the exhaust manifold tonight. I'm hoping not to find oil before the turbo.

This failure occurred on very hard acceleration. I had just begun to climb a mile long steep hill from a stop when the engine became very underpowered and started billowing smoke.

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Serenity-86' 300SDL 482,000 miles (on a "14" head!)