So now it's time to button everything back up. So to make removal of parts easy, I removed the bottom radiator hose and thermostat housing. Almost complete.......one major block......i bought a new serpentine and could not get it on after I cut off the old one. I TRIED....TRIED....and TRIED..but couldn't get that belt on. Lotsa of people around me couldn't figure out either to get it on. It was a tight squeeze from the crankshaft pulley and camshaft pulley. So anyways I had my car towed to a "good" repair shop to just installed the serpentine belt. So now while the Conti was at the repair shop, the service adviser asked me since some hoses and levels needing topping off, do I want them to do it. Well, if after they're done, I just drive off, I said "go ahead".
So I get a call from the service advisor saying that when they ran the engine, the P/S pump was wobbling. States I probably got a bad P/S pump. (Keep in mind I'm now working in Austin, TX and my car was in San Antonio, TX). So they have to remove the P/S pump. They were able to put my OEM P/S pump on! But he stated that there is an A/C leak b/c the suction test failed before they recharged the A/C. Problem solved. The A/C manifold connection was loose (I don't think so). Then he tells me that the car now overheats. Says the suction test on the cooling system has a leak. Says no flow from the bottom after the thermostat. I told them it's a new "fail-safe" thermostat, but suggest it's another bad part. So they installed theirs and now there's cooland flow, however, stills overheats.