Advice on water pumps

If anyone is about to buy a waterpump for a Series 2.25l engine, please
note that if it is a Britparts one that it will need 4 M6 bolts to hold the
pulley and fan on. Thankfully when I did mine today my neighbour had some
he could give me, otherwise I would have been stuffed. Why did they think
it was a good idea to go metric when a 1/4" UNF would do?

Regards

Phil Gardiner

On 04 Sep 2004 22:05:19 GMT, Phil Gardiner
<[email protected]> wrote:

>If anyone is about to buy a waterpump for a Series 2.25l engine, please
>note that if it is a Britparts one that it will need 4 M6 bolts to hold the
>pulley and fan on. Thankfully when I did mine today my neighbour had some
>he could give me, otherwise I would have been stuffed. Why did they think
>it was a good idea to go metric when a 1/4" UNF would do?
>

Should have tapped the buggers out to 1/4", or failing that, 5/16"

Alex