At 10:35 AM 9/15/2011, Tom Buese wrote:
>My 84 w/ original 1.9 & tranny w/ 145k miles on it, appears to have
>developed a ... it still shifts nicely, runs like a champ, but that
>whinning sound has moi concerned.

That's exactly what happened to my '84 Westy and me two years
ago.  Here's the start of the thread in the archives:

11/6/2009: http://urlzr.mp/s3

And here's my report a couple of weeks later, after having GoWesty
install a rebuilt transmission:

11/18/2009: http://urlzr.mp/r9

Of course, your whine may be for a whole different reason.

Sorry I can't advise you whether or not to take your upcoming trip.