Heater Core (Oh Sh^t)

[M. Grogan]

I have a 99 H1 open top that has been very good to me over the 4 years that I have owned it. I noticed this weekend that I was getting an anitfreeze smell inside the vehicle coming from the vents. I now have a small amount of antifreeze dripping from the vehicle that is running down the back side of the front right wheel well. It is hard to access, but appears to be coming from the small 90 degree elbow tube located just above the heater hoses running down under the body to the rear a/c unit.

I'm thinking I have a heater core going bad but can anyone suggest any easy fixes or other things that could be a simpler fix before dropping $1500 at the dealer?

I can fix most anything on my H1 but after reading the service manual procedure...I wont be messing with this repair if it is a heater core problem.

Thanks.