Please forgive and allow me to retract my too hastey and wrong response
to your question, Rachel.  I was reading "pump" and thinking "filter
flange".  I hope you or no one else acted on my miscue.  I will try
harder to rein it.  Lo siento mucho.

-Dana-

I said:

> Yep, it takes a gasket.
> -Dana-

Which was dead wrong to Rachel's question:

> > As long as we are on the subject, does a gasket go between the pump and
> > block?