I'm a lucky duck?  (I think I found the issue)

image of coolant expansion bottle: http://tinyurl.com/lanaowm
Does this look like a crack?  Image:  http://tinyurl.com/mx7ujr5
Sorry for pic quality. These were taken with my phone camera.
As per Jim's magnifying glass comment, I only noticed what may be a crack
when I viewed the image on my laptop.

If the leak were slow enough, maybe coolant evaporates off the bottle
before hitting the ground? It looks like there's residue due to
evaporation process.
Anyhow....

I hope this is the cause!

Neil.

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