1999 Dodge Durango Coolant leak

First off, I just bought a 1999 Dodge Durango. I'm too excited for my own good. WIth that said:

So I went out to my truck about 15 minutes ago (or so) which had been sitting in the school parking lot for three and a half hours. I just got the truck and didn’t know about the fluid leak it seemed to have developed. I’m leaking coolant somewhere and it’s dripping down onto the topside of the skidplate, then out the oil pan plug access hole (I assume that’s what it is, random hole in the middle of the skidplate). In 3.5 hours, it managed to make a small puddle running slightly downhill about 4” wide and 6’ long. I went out and watched it for a minute or two and didn’t see any fluid leaking, so it’s not like it’s really dripping. When I got a rag and wiped around the oil pan plug hole, I got just a couple drops of coolant and mostly just grease/road grime.

The timing chain/gears and the water pump were replaced late last year. The water pump continued to leak, so the previous owner took it in and had the work redone. As far as he knew, the truck was good after that. I’m thinking this could be the culprit still, though. The fluid can’t be leaking from the radiator, as that would require the fluid to run down the plastic shroud on the bottom of the radiator, and actually go UP a quarter inch lip and into the skid plate. Any ideas as to what else it could be other than the water pump?  
My current ride:
1992 Ford Explorer

okay, well the coolant leak went on for a while, then seemed to have stopped, so I'm good for now. However, I have a few pics of the truck now (and yes, it's stuck in these pics and no, my old Camry in the background didn't pull it out, we messed up the transmission trying, though).

Doesn't look to bad on this side:


Look at how close the front license plate is from the ground!:


Once she got a tug out:


Muddy, eh?:
 
My current ride:
1992 Ford Explorer

get a pressure test done  
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I have a 98. Had the same problem. There is a 3 to 4 inch long hose going from the pump to the top end of the block or so. The intake componets hide it well. It is a pain to replace about a 4+ hour job refer to a shop manuel or have it done by a reliable mech. I only hope this finds you before it blows.  
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oh ya stupid bmws have one to such a pain to replace  
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Not sure where your leak is coming from, but cool pictures!  
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ive owned 4 two dakotas and a durango and 1500 ram all 4 had thermostate housing leaks but u cant see them cause of the ac compressor check that first. nice mud pics.  

velocity438:
I have a 98. Had the same problem. There is a 3 to 4 inch long hose going from the pump to the top end of the block or so. The intake componets hide it well. It is a pain to replace about a 4+ hour job refer to a shop manuel or have it done by a reliable mech. I only hope this finds you before it blows.

I ment to say the ac  componets. Not intake componets. Brain fart. I am sure my mistake was understood though.
Note it looks like the thermostate is hidden by the alt. not the ac. And the hose i refer to is known as the bypass hose.  
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