Leaky Edelbrock Fuel Pump

The reason I mention the chrome plating, I couldn't get my thermostat housing to stop leaking, didn't like the chrome anyway, it came wiuth the car. I sanded the chrome off the bottom and a pass on the intake base, finally stopped the leak. Do not know why they chrome that pump , it just adds to the cost. Come to think of it, their carbs look kinda chrome too. Do not know if they heat treat the chrome, chrome causes hydrogen embrittlement, cracking, failure.