1996, 115 water flow

Rebuilt water pump, upon reinstalling gear box to motor, should there be a seal between water tube and water pump? I can't find any old parts that would indicate a seal. The reason I ask is upon testing via water hose, water is coming out from port/opening where shift rod goes up through housing. while running there was water pressure of 6-/+psi at idle where the never shown any pressure since buying boat 6 yrs ago. I don' have a psi tester. I don't know if this is a problem or not... Any one ??

Some pump kits have a grommet where the pump housing meets the water tube and others don't. It's all dependent on your specific model. There are a lot of different places water comes out so i'm not sure the location you mention is right or if it means there a problem.

6PSI at idle is fine. No PSI at idle (previously) means that your pump was probably not moving enough water and that replacing the pump was a very good thing.

Running an engine on hose muffs tells you very little about how well the cooling system is working. You really need to either run the engine in a barrel of water or on the lake. This forces the water pump to do all the work and will give you an accurate picture of the cooling system.

KJ

Thanks KJ I'm thinking its ok, just trying to be sure. Don't need water in the gear case.

I put the boat in the river, a lot of water pressure. All seams well.