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Originally Posted by TriX5
Your Valley Pan is probably leaking, I just replaced mine.
Other possibilties are the coolant return tubes, the rear coolant manifold or one of the hoses on the rear coolant manifold.
There are several threads and a DYI on how to fix it.
Good luck.
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Valley pan. The valley in the middle of the engine has a cover which is prone to leaking. When the coolant seeps out of the cover, it pools in the vee of the engine and can mostly evaporate, leaving you wondering "where did my coolant go??" If the coolant leaks enough it will drop out of two drain holes at the back of the vee by the firewall and then go down by the bell housing. I'm pretty sure that is what you are seeing.
Check the DIY for the valley pan repairs. The updated valley pan is relatively cheap ($11), but the repair is very labor intensive and you have to remove the intake manifold, water pump, coolant manifold, etc to get to the pan. It's a good opportunity to replace many parts that will commonly fail (water pump, thermostat, rear manifold gaskets, Oil separator, hoses, etc.