Job is done.......wasn't as bad as I thought.......BUT.......
I took everything apart so I could get to the water pump. Inspected it and there wasn't a leak around it (like the dude at the dealer warned!!). He told me that since it's leaking the spindle on the inside was trashed..........NOT THE CASE. The thing spun fine!!!
I called the dealer and couldn't get the service manager, they said he wasn't there. I'll give him an earful tomorrow. They tried bilking me on $700 for something that wasn't broke???!!!!!! I have some mechanical sense so I'm not a fool.
Replaced the thermostat, serpentine belt and flushed the radiator. All back together and running fine....
Thanks for the tips.