The 'cone is the s/steel insert in the back half of the pump housing..it matches the angle of the pump vanes and allows a minimal clearence between itself and the impeller, the hole in the center controls the amount of draw/volume the pump can move at a given speed...if the cone is not in place the 'assembly' is no longer a pump....

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