Is this bleed hole open?
Thanks for the picture Frank, worth much more than my blubbering…
OK, well the impeller housing and SS plate do look serviceable.
I fear I have confused this issue a bit…When I talk about a leak, I am not referring to water getting inside the gearcase diluting the gearcase lube. I am referring to a crack/porosity in the water passage that goes from the side plate up to and under the SS impeller plate…A leak in this area could cause air/exhaust to be sucked in under the pump.