Thread: Pre-heating the Prius Transaxle and Engine for better fuel economy
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Old 01-21-2010, 10:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by orange4boy View Post
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Found them for you at JCWhitney:

Tank-type Engine Heaters - JCWhitney
I've been disappointed with them. After a year, the cord breaks at the heating pad.

I'm think of alternative solutions.

Bob Wilson

ps. When the work, they help but their failure rate is too high for my taste.
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