great longevity from the DV series, surprisingly small
oil capacity, chewy ring
gear on the front which in the good old days chewed out more than a few
refrigeration gauge hoses if not careful, saltwater flow is not astounding and when using an engine drive reefer you did need to get the smallest drive pulley you could, one point to keep in mind when doing an engine change from one of these to whatever is that the "fat" part of the engine is in the front and the bell housing of the replacement may not quite fit, this is more obvious in deeper full keel boats such as an H28 etc as you cant quite seem to poke them back as far as the Bukh was, found hand starting was better if you used your foot and kick started it not unlike an old british
single cylinder
motor cycle....no decomp required