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Old 12-10-2009, 04:35 PM   #111 (permalink)
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Also, I assumed you were referring to the Previa when you said you wanted to heat the oil/trans pans. LOL
Ah. That makes sense now.

The Prius pans are both pretty small but I have some cheap little 140W elements that could be bent to shape and clamped to the pans somehow. Possibly by way of the studs you mentioned. Good tip. Hadn't thought of that. I could back them up with a bit of appliance insulation so the heat goes mostly one way.

They were $4 each so I'm not worried about losing one or two in the process of trying them out. I'll take pics when I get around to it.

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