Hard to find Coolant leak on s2 3b

[220bhp]

I have a small coolant leak somewhere under the distributor which I just can’t see . It drips under the car when pressurised but, I just can’t see from where .
it may be one of the heater hoses which I have by passed recently due to a failed matrix but they both look ok .
if anyone has experiences anything like this it would be good to hear from you before I start removing things to find out the cause
If it the heater hoses where is the best place to source them and there part numbers
thanks in anticipation.

[Nuvo]

Take a look at items 32 and 33. shown in the diagram below.
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[220bhp]

Thanks Nuvo had a good look at that unit with a light and a mirror and, it is not leaking from there . Also the core plug near it is ok .
its dripping from the gearbox but I cannot see where it’s tracking from , I can only assume it’s one of the two heater hoses rubbed through or something like that . I can see the connections to the metal pipe that runs under the water rail and that seems ok .
If I am going to remove a load of stuff I might as well replace the two heater hoses . Anyone know the part numbers for those two hoses.

[newsh]

Hi Lou

I've had the item 33 elbow and the core plug both rust out on my 3B, also had to replace both heater hoses, I fitted the Samco water hose kit. I believe Roose do those hoses too, if you still have the original steel item 32 it will rust out, I would replace it with the ABY version or a billet one from Alex.
IIRC the ABY and 3B elbows are different diameters? So the hoses are slightly different at the engine end.

[220bhp]

Found the culprit . New silicon hoses on the way but , I am not looking forward to fitting them .