Patent ID: 8499724

Claim:
An engine that is equipped with a water pump, comprising: a pump housing that is mounted on one side of a cylinder block with an impeller rotatably mounted on a front side thereof to pump coolant; an inlet fitting that is mounted on the cylinder block at a predetermined distance from the pump housing such that the coolant flows through the inlet fitting; a connecting body that integrally connects the pump housing with the inlet fitting to form one body; at least a supporting rod that integrally protrudes from the inlet fitting to the inner side of the cylinder block; a thermostat that is mounted on the at least a supporting rod to open or close a coolant passage of the inlet fitting according to a temperature of the coolant in the inlet fitting; and a fixing member that is mounted on a front end of the at least a supporting rod to fix the thermostat to the at least a supporting rod.