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Okay, so I won't "taste the antifreeze" but I don't think that is a problem because most of it has been replaced with water anyway. I figured I had better get the problem taken care of before I spread antifreeze all over the country due to the leak. That's probably why I don't smell antifreeze. I did notice that the car smelled "hot" once in awhile but there certainly isn't any indication of green in the overflow. Thanks for the ideas about steamy windows too, but this problem is way beyond steamy. It's downright zero visability fog. I am printing all your idea and taking them with me to the mechanic tomorrow. Hopefully it is the heater core then I can move on to getting my computer fixed!:-\ Thanks again!!

Thanks for the ideas. I sure hope I don't have two problems, especially two expensive problems!! I checked and didn't see any milk colored substance on the underside of the oil fill cap, but I didn't find any oil on the inside of the windows or wet carpet either. I am really stumped! I do, however, think there is a direct corelation between the water loss and the defroster. Seems as though every time I use the defroster for any length of time I need to add water to the radiator. This morning was a good example, I had to add quite a bit of water and last night I sat and waited for forever for the windows to defrost. A few weeks ago we had a cold snap and I would let my car run in the morning with the defroster going so that the ice would melt off the windshield. Then my heater seems to quit heating for awhile, but then it sort of fixed itself. My mechanic doesn't want to start replacing things only to find out it was something else so I am sure he isn't sure if it's heater or head gasket either. I will ask him about the leak down test. He did some compression test already. Thanks again for the help!

I purchased a 1996 Legacy Outback wagon ten months ago and I love it! But, recently I have had a problem with the windows steaming up excessively and then having to wait about 10 minutes for the defroster to get the windows clear enough to see to drive. The other night my temperature gauge actually pegged because I was low on water. I had just had the oil changed 3 weeks prior to this so I assumed all fluids were ok, but the garage guy told me I was not only low on water but down a quart on oil. The mechanic tried to find a leak by using some sort of compression, but he found nothing. He told me to keep checking fluids for awhile. The other night I had to run the defrosters again for awhile and the next morning I was down about a quart of water again. Anyone have similar problems?