Found Coolant Leak, But How Do I Fix It?

Is that all that it's leaking? Can you smell an antifreeze odor inside the car? As you may have guessed already, it looks like where the coolant hoses join the heater core. Replacing the core isn't a quick fix as I'm sure you're aware. There are 2 things being an hour away from home that you could do, depending on what you have with you. 1) Get a tube of Stop-Leak to hopefully get you by for a little bit until you can repair everything properly or 2) Stop by a home improvement store and get yourself a piece of pipe to connect the 2 hoses to and bypass the core if it is leaking. You will, of course, need to get some anti-freeze to replenish what you lose by doing this. But if the picture is any indication of your leak, it doesn't look horrible and is probably no big deal. So, if that is the case, a tube of Stop Leak is a cheap fix to get you by.

This is what I'd use. I've not had much luck with some of the other stuff on the market. Good luck!!!