L24 woes

[caltanian]

So I'm getting my summer projects picked and figured, and the l24 is up there at the top of the list.

I have found that there is a bit of oil consumption, and some blue smoke on hard acceleration. I'm betting its rings, so I figure i'll get to working on the engine itself if its going to be apart.

I have thought of punching it 20 over, and doing the whole ring, piston, timing, oil pump, bearings, the likes job. I also figure i'll get the head cleaned up, and replace the valve stem seals.

I am more or less looking to see what others have done with their own L24. I have pondered a l28, but worry about adaptation of parts. My carbs are from ztherapy, have new ceramic headers for my e88 heads, currently running n88 intake manifold. IF i made the move, what's the least amount of work i could do to have a reliable, street driven car. HP is not the goal here, long term reliability is.

Thank you all.

[madkaw]

Is the head any good, because you could adapt any part to another block if the block was the issue. You could probably get away cheaper by buying an L28 with the least amount of miles and bolting your stuff on their-but will you know for sure what you have? Or find a complete motor in known running condition and drop in with your carbs. Or rebuild the L24-a fresh l24 will be reliable and strong. Many options here.