Try running it again with the lower end of the motor submerged in water and see if water comes out the idle relief port on the rear of the motor. If it doesn’t, the motor isn’t deep enough in the water or the copper water tube might not be inserted into the pump correctly. No water, shut it off right away and find the problem. Using an old oil drum or large garbage can full of water will ensure the motor is deep enough.

To get the water tube aligned correctly, clean off any corrosion and lightly grease it and the rubber grommet it goes in on top of the water pump. You might want to have someone give you a hand when reinstalling the gearcase as three things have to be aligned correctly before tightening the bolts. They would be the driveshaft splines, the shift rod, and the water tube. Quite often I hold a small flashlight in my teeth so I can see the water tube aligning correctly with the pump. Sometimes a wire hook is needed to do this. Bright colored nail polish will help to get the shift rod aligned correctly.

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My last post seems to have disappeared so I will post again.
I assume what I wrote was on a previous page that disappeared when the login screen popped up after I hit "Submit".
Anyway, Thank you FrankR and Mumbles for your response.
Hopefully I did not hurt the engine.
Thank you for the bright nail polish idea. I will use it.
I was unable to see the grommet and water tube line up because when they match up it is too far up into the cavity. I will paint the end of the water pump grommet with water based paint from my grand kids paint kit next time I disassemble which I suspect will be right after the lake checkout.
My kids gave me a LED headlamp for my birthday that is as bright as the old slide projector lamps. That should tell you something about when I was born.
Next stop is the lake.
Thank you again.

@Hans. I wish I could attend but live way down south. I was born in Grant back when the assisted living place in Grant was a hospital. Fond memories of the spring summer and fall and the lake.

Briggs did not make those outboards for very long. But the last time I looked, there were manuals on the Briggs site.

Thank you for your questions.
The engine has not pumped water out the exhaust so I disassembled and checked the impeller. Seems ok. Didn’t check for any blockages which I will do next. Reassembled it and ran it in a large container of water making sure water intake holes were covered. Ran it for about 30 or 40 seconds. No water came out the exhaust. Stopped engine to prevent damage.
I also have gear oil coming out of a little hole on the lower right side of the foot. I had changed the foot oil. Can that be over filled? Plan to disassemble today.

Disassembled foot. Checked the impeller. Looks brand new and is flexible. Checked for blockage below water pump. It’s all clear. Stopped working for our daily deluge. When it stops raining I will check for blockages above the water pump.
Turns out the little hole on the bottom right of the foot above the prop gearbox is a drain as Crosbyman stated. It drains from the Cavity next to the impeller pump. The cavity had a lot of oil goo in it. I am concerned the prop gearbox is leaking gear oil out of the brass insert where the shifter shaft passes through into the prop gearbox. The shaft is a little sloppy in the brass insert. Drained the prop gear box oil. There was no water beads or oil in it and No whiteish goo from oil and water mixing.
Any thoughts appreciated.