Hi, im Derek, i just bought an 84 = vanagon westfalia, beiing i loved the style and usability of the whole thing, it = only cost 600 dollars, but i learned the reasons why after i brought it home, = being i was a little rash when i bought it. the engine burns oil an leaks = it and leaks even more coolant(this may be from gaskets or from the reserve = tank, i dont know), and sputters while idiling, which sounds kind of = weak,. the original owner bought it new and ran it out of oil at like 60 some = thousand miles and had the engine rebuilt. it now says 186,000 miles. i = have only put like 20 miles on it myslef, most of that was driving it home, it = didnt get hot or anything, and the coolant light did not come on, nor any other warnings. could some one please give me some ballpark figures of = how much it would cost to have a foreign car mechanic rebuild the engine to a = good running state? also what kind of money would i have to invest to = get the crummy exhaust replaed? also on the drivers side up in front the stabilizer link is broken(looks to have been that way for a while) and = has nearly destroyed the brake line going to that brake, what kind of money = would i be charged to replace the link and fix the line? Yet another also, = the propane tank is rusted out, what kind of money for a used one? i = can replace that myslef, also wher could i get the faucet assembly/ i = accidentally broke it:) everything else seems to be okay, just aobut all the = mechanics are messed up. anyhelp you guyscan provide would be of very good = use.