On 29 Nov 2005 10:52:57 -0800, rev_otis_mcnatt@yahoo.com wrote:

>I've got a '90 Mazda Protege (173K miles) and it's still in
>amazingly good condition, and runs like it did when one-
>day old. It's been very well maintained all these years,
>which is why I still have it. Here's the deal: I put in a
>new after-market radiator last July; last month I noticed
>a rather slow leak in the fins somewhere. This radiator
>has a two-year warranty I think (still have the paperwork
>somewhere), but I can't decide whether to just pull the
>thing and take it back to collect on the warranty (assuming
>they don't try to dance about something), or just pour a little
>of the stop-leak stuff in and hope it seals it. It's been many
>years since I used one of these products, and it seemed
>at the time to gunk up the radiator some. What would
>you guys do? Thanks!


replace it. That is what the warranty is for and you don't want to
fight it until the warranty is used up. Chances are it will get
worse.

I replaced my '90 accord last summer. radiatorbarn.com. very good
price, perfect fit, delivered in two days, and no leaks (so far).