Brian, are you sure you have the correct belts? I had this exact same problem initially but when I got the correct Continental belts, I didn't have the interference with the cooling hose. And I've been avoiding going outside to work, but I may just go out and change the valve cover gasket on my truck. My Mercedes is sitting in the garage, awaiting my next move on it's transmission. I put an air conditioner in then garage window this afternoon, and it's been running for about 4 hours. The temp has dropped about 8 degrees...so far

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