What year is the car? What type of ignition? Generally a hot engine is
more powerful than a cold one. The only two things that come to mind that
can affect performance if the engine gets hot would be either fuel or
ignition. Fuel problems can pop up with chokes that don't open fully or
start closing when they get too hot (pretty rare) or if the fuel is getting
into a vapor lock situation- electric fuel pumps take care of that one.
The other more likely problem is ignition. Electronics hate heat. It's
their number one enemy. Coils degrade in heat and start losing output. If
you have electronic ignition, especially any mounted inside of the
distributor itself, then it is also susceptible to heat problems. Most
electronic supply shops, even Radio Shack, have CO2 or nitrogen gas cans-
your typical canned air used for blowing stuff out of keyboards and working
with electronics. One of the nice things about the air that comes out is
that it's frigid. It's darned cold and ideal for spraying on a suspicious
part. You can cool it down quickly and see if the problem goes away.
This is usually easier on an object that isn't moving of course. :) You
might try carrying a can with you and when the power loss problem happens,
pop the hood and spray the inside of the distributor if that is where the
ignition box is (electronic ignition only), or the ignition coil itself,
though that is much harder to cool off due to mass.
-Vegaman Dan
-68 Spitui!
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