Check the other end too, pull the inspection cover off the trans and look for a loose torque converter/flywheel/flexplate/clutch housing.
I had two friends in different cars have issues with the 235 with flexplates coming unbolted from their converters, sounded almost exactly like a really bad rod knock.


1946 Chevy 1/2-Ton
In the Stovebolt Gallery
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Sometimes I forget where I left myself....