Some " club fisted " clown on E-Bay sent you the wrong parts !!
Update
Yes racerone, wrong parts, correct part numbers.
He ordered the pump from Amazon, 5 different vendors. So, twice we received a pump that wa for a 25, once for a 50(?)up and once for 90(?) Up.
What was so confusing is he ordered with same part numbers that is now correct. Dumb ass people. So, the engine as he received it had the 25 impeller housing that was supposedly just replaced( he bought the engine on ebay). Upon disassembly I noticed something wasn't right, but we had the right part numbers pump( atleast that's what was on the box it came in, and looked to have been unopened).
Got new correct pump, height looks good, seal etc.
Going to start putting back together today. The power head is off and the cyl. Head. So it's gonna be awhile before we get it going 100%, but i will update as progress is made.
As you can see compared to the incorrect pump the height is clearly seen.
When you keep getting wrong parts, and the one in the engine was wrong to begin with its challenging to get the right one..