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Old 02-17-2015, 09:46 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
Our 2014 Prius uses a THERMOS-bottle in the cooling system loop to help retain coolant heat.
Actually, that was a feature on the Gen 2. Gen 3 runs coolant lines to the exhaust for faster warm-up.

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