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Small radiator hoses on driver's side that have transmission fluid?

('03-'05) 
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So I'm doing timing belt / water pump / thermostat replacement this weekend, which requires draining all coolant and removing the radiator.

Removing the top and bottom radiator hoses was easy enough, but to get the radiator removed, I also had to detach two smaller hoses on the driver's side. This was a real pain but I was able to loosen the two 8mm bolts, slide off clamps, and remove the hoses, which leaked out a raspberry colored oil that smelled like transmission / power steering fluid.

Is the transmission fluid cooled by the radiator too? And which hose on the radiator connects to the chassis? I foolishly didn't mark which was which before disconnecting :icon_frown:
 

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