right you are Ken..would've been ugly..
it is the hose that leads into the radiator..
im currently sourcing it's replacement..
im just amazed at how fast that hose leaked out that much ATF..
and to boot...it looks as if this was the hose that caused my SVX to smoke up when I drove spirited..I just somehow could'nt Identify the fluid as ATF ..the leak was minor and never dropped too much fluid..when it dumped as it did it was easy to see the red in it..
I'll find out if this was the case after it's fixed..