Oil leaks and CV joint problems etc to be expected. Wales, Devon, and Cornwall visited this year, N Spain and Portugal planned. It's just in your system, and it won't go away. Still love the style and most of the people you meet - bus and surf. We bought this '70 bus with all new engine, seats, CVs, shocks, brakes, and tires.
Bus runs tight and leaks no oil.
I'm a parapalegic. We've used the bus for going to and from the coast every weekend - it's never failed us. I have just recently sold this bus to a co-worker. He has just made his first trip from San Francisco to the high plains of Nevada, so the old surf bus will carry him to many campsites. My camper van is a daily driver, my only means of transport.