Greg: Partial credit on the homewrecker theory ;-)
Robert: *Ding!*
It lives, but because God has an infinite sense of humor, my carefully reassembled pump/drain assembly is leaking where the drain valve interfaces with the pump housing. What's funnier still is that the machine is totally leak-free so long as you run it--it's when it cools down and parts contract that it then pees all over the kitchen floor, so your toes are greeted with a puddle of cold water on the tile in the morning!
Oh well, to the hardware store to get some cork, I guess...drat! Either that, or just keep running it all the time! (I've heard of things healing themselves whey they're just run more frequently, but this is ridiculous!)
Hey Bob, look--a turquoise top and bottom dishwasher all in one kitchen! Load the top rack of the spin-tube, load the bottom rack of the KDS-15, and you'll always be happy with the results!