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Old 12-07-01, 08:00 PM
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brass or plastic?

which radiator is better, the brass or the plastic. mine looks like its leaking between the plastic parts under the top hose where the plastic and aluminum meet. so might as well start looking for a new one huh? have no $ but still wanna know incase i come across some.
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MazdaRx7Power,

Mazda actually changed to aluminum from plastic on my 929 for the exact same reason - high temp plastic is lightweight but doesn't last past 120K miles.

Are you wanting a direct replacement or thinking of going with a performance aluminum one?
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