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Old 09-21-2013, 07:32 PM   #36 (permalink)
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The Prius Experiment - '07 Toyota Prius Base
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If I remember correctly, most of the cooling is from the fuel moving through the pump. So as long as the pump isn't sucking air, it should be fine.

Also, on most cars the fuel pump doesn't speed up or slow down according to fuel use. Instead, the fuel system just returns more fuel back into the tank. So the fuel pump isn't working much less, if your engine burns less fuel.
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