Ford 200 water pump pulley bolts

[sparkyj]

I seem to have misplaced the bolts for my water pump pulley and fan. Does any one know the size and thread size to ask for? Could these be available at Pep Boys or Autozone? Also I have lost the 4 sway bar frame mounting bolts. Any idea for a safe substitute there?

Thanks!

 

[The Plankster Prankster]

i believe they're a 5/16-18 (5/16 coarse thread), but i will admit i don't have one here to check. pull out your bin of spare bolts and see what screws in. i know they're not metric. as for length, i would have to suggest using a tape measure, possibly with a probe (to determine hole depth). grade 5 bolts are correct for this (and most) applications, and can be found at your local hardware store. buying them from the parts store costs at least twice as much.

as for your sway bar mounting bolts, again, any bolt of proper thread size and length will do. since i'm not sure what year your car is, i'm not sure if they're US or metric, but i think its safe to say that if other fasteners on your body are metric, there's a good chance those are too. again, a US grade 5 or better (metric grade 8.8 or better) is correct.

 

[sparkyj]

Thanks! I figured it out. I eye balled it and when to the auto parts store and selected the correct bolts.

However, this car had some other cars radiator jammed in there when we bought it. (with coat hangers!!)
i have a late model mustang radiator with cross flow that fits perfect. The distance from the fan to the radiator is too tight and had to bend the fan back also the bolts are almost impossible to get in. is this a usual problem when upgrading radiators? I also had to shim the waterpump pully with 2 spacers I had from March products. So now will now need a late model to early water pump/ outlet hose configuration. (did think this one through, duh) Are there any tricks to doing this?

Thanks guys for any tips or tricks. I really appreciate all of your input