Ralph, my understanding is the dowty washers are used both with and without an o-ring. The Breeze power steering hoses included washers but those fittings didn't have the o-ring groove so I assembled those without the o-ring.. On my BP347, the fitting on the pump did have a groove and there was an o-ring there. It appears they didn't apply any lube to it prior to tightening and it just pinched out of the groove. You could actually see and feel it sticking out. Sounds like you don't have the same washer type so hopefully yours is good.

Pat