Jon,

So I may not have followed the instructions to the T, I stumbled on to your thread a little after the game started. I did everything pretty much just as you explained it, but I spun the impeller into the housing before putting the two of them onto the shaft. It was harder lining up the little piece that holds the impeller into place, but I was able to do that. Will this cause me any long term heartburn?

Question 2, the gasket they sold me at the marina was slightly smaller than the one I was replacing. It looked that the impeller may rub on the top gasket. Is this a show stopper?