Chrysler Repair: 1996 Chrysler NY- water leak, heater hoses, haynes manual

Question
My 96 NY (3.5 L, V6) is constantly leaking water (and thus ovheating). I replaced the water pump last spring in the hope that this was the problem. It didn't fix it, but it needed it anyway. I just replaced a blown freeze/ core/ expansion plug from the front driver's side of the block. The others all appear to be damage free and in place. This seems to have fixed the leak I knew about (happy!) but now there is a new leak (SAD!!)- leaking in relatively high quantities- from what appears to be the rear of the block, near where the transmission is attached and to the rear of the oil pan. I cannot seem to visualize the source of the leak. The car is still on jack stands, as I also just did the tie-rods!!- so I am not sure if the leak appears to be in the rear due to the incline. It does not appear to be the heater core as there is no water in the cab and the leak is further forward than the heater core piping. I have axcess to ALLDATA, which has not been helpfull at all for this, and a Haynes manual, also not helpfull. I am not sure what else to investigate or how to fix it. I am not familiar enough with the cooling system to do much more on my own without a direction to go in. Anything you know or have heard of would be greatly appreciated!!

Answer
Hi Keri,
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History-
Hi Keri,
The two heater hoses are attached to a couple of pipes at the rear of the engine: one from the intake manifold's outlet tube (which has a branch that alsp goes to the overflow bottle), and one that connects to a pipe goes along the left side of block back to the front where it connects to the upcoming bottom radiator hose. But look at the ends of the heater hoses at the rear of the engine, and the hose to the overflow bottle, to see if those clamps are loose or the hoses cracked. That is the best I can describe the drawing in my '94 manual for the LH cars.
Roland
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