Thanks for the informative. I'm looking into getting a cashier's check made out to myself to cash at the seller's bank.
One other question if I may. What is the best way to mechanically check an engine is healthy? I know about listening to it run, looking at the oil, radiator fluid, trans fluid etc. Is a compression test a better indicator than a vacuum test?
I've never done one, but it seems I would disconnect power to the distributor, open the throttle on the carb butterfly and remove the spark plugs. Then install the compression tester into the spark plug holes and turn the ignition until the gauge reading stops increasing. Is that correct? Is that a dry test? What is a wet test and which one is better?
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