Turns out Corollas don't have an "idler pulley" to seize, what they have instead in that position is a "water pump". How I was able to drive it like that 15 minutes over to Enrique's house I dunno, maybe it was the Mobil 1 angels at work. Anyways I'm told that cars are smart enough now to turn themselves off if they begin to overheat.
The short of it was this; Enrique used to run a shop but quit and took a considerable pay cut to become a teacher so he could have more time with his kids. Still, his garage alone beats many shops.
So for the princely sum of four carne guisada tacos w/cheese and two large 1/2 and 1/2 sweet/unsweet ice teas plus $117.57 in parts at the store we were good to go before 10:30 this morning
Gonna head out at last tomorrow morning.
Birdwatcher
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
