Hello all! I just was given a 1973 Mercury 650. It had been sitting a year or two in a barn. I when to start the engine, so I hooked up the water boot over the lower unit and turned on the hose....no water is comming out of the pee hole. So I guess my first question is will water come out the pee hole if the engine is not running? Before starting I disconnected the soft rubber tube that connects the pee hole to the block and cleared the pee hole (a mud wasp filled the end in) and made sure the tube was clean. I tried blowing compressed air down the fitting on the block and I could barely hear a hissing coming out of the lower end. I hooked all back up and started the engine breifly.....no water! I started it again and reved it up breifly and still no water. Does anyone have any ideas? I really do not want to take the lower unit off yet....I have read all the horror stories about engines not shifting after removing it. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!
