May be in over my head?

I replaced the hose to the sending unit. My next step is what you suggested with the pump. Thanks for the much needed guidance.
Also keep in mind that a bad pump diaphragm on a Slanty will put fuel into the crankcase before it will leak bad enough to ever come out of the vent-hole in the pump body.
Check the oil for any fuel smell/dilution.................,that's not the only way the pump can fail, but just the same......................