[Aubie]

Hi Beafraid8,
Your leak may be from the Upper Bypass Hose connection that comes from the top of the water pump via a short hose, into the manifold. That piece that the short hose connects to in the manifold is often made of plastic and will crack or shear off right at the manifold leaving the rest of the threaded plastic portion in the manifold which can be a challange to remove and a metal one and an "O" ring is availeable from autozone and other sources. I say it MAY be your problem as the same did occure in my 1994 Bonneville 3800 N\A, I'm just not sure if there are similarities in a 1996 model. It requires the removal of the serpentine belt and the altenator which will then give access to that area. I hope this helps.
Aubie