Who wants to wager that he will have a overheating problem due to lack of water supply to the engine???????
My money is on a kinked hose!!!!
The reason I say this is I have done hundreds of bellows and hose replacements, Have the old hose clamps saved to prove it.
There is a method to the madness and if not done right it will make for trouble.
It is always best to remove the bellhousing, it is NOT neccessary to remove the bellows or shift cable.
The routing of the hose and the distance it is installed on the brass fitting/tube at the transom is very important, the way it lays in the transom when trimmed down etc etc etc.
Just sayin..............................