Loss of power when warm

1999 OPEL ASTRA
180,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • RWD • MANUAL
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NINIAN STOTT
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When my temperature gauge reaches half way or driving more than about thirty minutes I am getting a loss of power on the accelerator. When I turn on the heater full blast in the car the power to the accelerator slowly comes back and the temperature starts to drop on the gauge.
Jun 25, 2017 at 8:42 AM
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STRAILER
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Hello,

It sounds like you have an over heating problem not a low engine power problem. But just in case here are a couple of guides you can go through to test for both problems.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot

Please let us know what happens, we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
Jun 27, 2017 at 9:06 AM
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NINIAN STOTT
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Thank you v much Ken
Jun 27, 2017 at 9:52 PM
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