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so i do not know much about boats. this boat was given to the church for our use. until this summer has not been ran much the last 5 years. the last time i took it out it was hard to crank but then seemed to run fine. then the other day i noticed this, looked like some kind of plastic cover...
i've got a 1975 Chrysler 55 outboard, and i can't tell if it is pumping water or not. i know virtually nothing about boat motors, here is what i've done so far
dropped the lower unit, the water pump thingy looks like it is fine. i have the prop off and the motor is down in a barrel of water...