Trans fluid drips from bell housing

As a former Seal Engineer, this shames me deeply, but maybe it can help someone else out. I chased a trans leak for a long time, and found out it wasn't a trans leak.

I found that my MP cast valve covers were bottoming against my Eddy RPM intake, instead of on the gasket. The leaking oil would run down the back of the engine (unseen), wick down the engine/bellhousing seam, and appeared to run out of the trans inspection cover.

At the same time, the engine/slicks were killing the trans clutches, and filling the bottom of the trans pan with goo. This was plugging the trans filter, starving it of oil, and making it run like it was low on ATF. I had a puddle on the floor and a 727 acting low on fluid, although both were completely unrelated.

Once a converter seal has been living for awhile, old age or growing runout of the converter (bad bushing) usually are what kill them.

90% of the leakers I've seen are from fresh installs where the seal has been cut by the pump drive tangs on the converter snout. I religiously stuff paper towel in the snout, and deburr the edges and points with a fine file, then turn upside down and pull the towels out. Get a bunch of oil on the seal, and take extra care installing the converter snout through it. Grease the seal a little if it's going to be a long time before it runs.

good luck. sometimes oil sending units or the seal at the rear of the intake can play games with you too.