"Bench test" water pump??

Yep rebuild kits are non existent, and the new one looks pretty close, tired of doing things 3 times.
The timing cover where the pump mounts has some pitting/corrosion, so I was going to lay a thin bead of Right Stuff on TC, then gasket then pump.
Machined surface shouldn't need goop?
Sound right?
nice! sometimes ya just gotta say f-it...