[jpnh]

youd take the hose from where your pointing on the 3rd pic down off the heater core cut it back and connect it to where your pointing on the 4th pic down after taking that hose off. that by passes the heater core make sure you dont kink the hose! that will stop the leaks. the coolant circulates from the waterpump through the heater core back to the motor on the intake and gives you heat/defrost. you should fix it so the system is working as it should so id use it as a temp fix{no pun intended} like i said no fun not to have defrost when you need it mostly happens early morning after the party tryng to fly to work. remember where your hoses are connected not sure how much coolant you lost make sure thats topped off and the thermostat is opening by making sure when it reaches temprature depending on the thermostat you have in it 195?it kicks open and circulates the coolant and the temp goes down sometimes when the coolant goes low you can have a condition where the coolant wont circulate because of air in behind the thermostat.