Aircon problem led to car overheating

[dr. d]

personal experience... when the water pump starts leaking, you can lose all your radiator water within the day.. actually, i lost half of it within an hour of heavy traffic..
is it possible, sir, that due to wear and tear, the water pump started to leak, causing the engine to go hot.. then the ECU saw that the engine was getting too hot, and so caused the aircon to cut out.
might i inquire, did you see the temperature gauge the first time the aircon cut out? was it showing a hotter-than-usual reading?
in my personal experience, the first sign of water leak was the aircon cutting out, and when i looked at my temp gauge, it was hotter than usual.. and when i pulled over and inspected my overflow cannister, it was empty! and when i got to open my radiator cap, the radiator water was not visible. .. and when i poured in some water, it took 2 (or was it 3?) liters to make the water level appear again...
what i am implying sir, is that sometimes, things are not that obvious..

one more possibility.. your auxiliary fan isn't blowing enough air to cool the engine and aircon. time to replace it?