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!
>
> --
> O.M.

No question - replace it under warranty. If you use Barrs Leaks or
something similar you might void the warranty completely.