I want to thank all who responded to my post.

Well I lost another good deal. Mike Miller pointed me to the seller, thanks
Mike,  and I called the seller quickly. Everything seemed to be going well
and the seller was supposed to call me today aftr he picked it up from the
dealer. Well one of the mechanics at the dealer offered him $200 and he took
it. This would have been the perfect purchase for me at this time though
there is a reason for everything, I guess.
The mechanic that purchased the Westy does this a lot and it is starting to
get old. Seems as though he grabs most of the illing Westies in this area.
Ben T, this is the same guy that was at the Bug-O-Rama with the '87 Westy.
The other sad thing is, although no relative, this guy shares my last name,
Olmstead. I can't get a break on a good deal and my name is swiping them
from me :) Ben, Todd Olmstead had sold the '87 Westy and had it returned and
now he still has it. Seems you were correct with your analysis of this
Westy.
Enough of the whining and back to looking for another good deal on a Westy.

Tim Olmstead
Sacramento, CA

> Tomorrow I am going to look at a 1984 (one owner) Westy. The major problem
> is it has a cracked cylinder. The owner did all he could to repair the
> engine miss and when he couldn't he decided to take it to a dealership for
a
> engine analysis. They told him it had a cracked cylinder and now he has
> decided to sell it. He does not want to spend another $5000 on a new
engine.
> It has 150K total miles on the vehicle and 50K on the second engine.
>
> How would the dealership know it had a cracked cylinder?
> * Water in the cylinder?
> * Oil in the cylinder?
> * Suggestion?
>
> Can this engine be repaired easily?
>
> What would be a reasonable price for a used or new engine?
>
> TIA
>
> Tim O
>