By seal I meant the gasket. I looked that up online is very cheap . Though I like the idea of cutting a thicker one, it's effectively a paper gasket isn't it?

This is an 81 so it should be the earlier type pump.

My plan was to just pull the oil filter housing for the sake of ease on the pump.

I assumed the bottom plate was like the bottom plate on the 603

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