My 94 civic has never given me any problems until this past summer. I gave it a tuneup (changed spark plugs, the works) around May. About a week after, it started overheating, and it kept overheating and overheating. We first thought it was the headgasket, but then we realized the fan was "bent"-ish (?) (it was replaced), replaced the radiator cap, all sorts of wires/tubing, whatever. (the honda place said that there was a "tiny bit" of water in the oil, but certain not enough if the headgasket had blown and been blown for three months). After that, it hasn?t had any more problems. UNTIL . . .
Last week, I started it up, and it made this shuddering, lurching kind of motion - really hesitating (still in park). I turned off, then restarted it, and it was fine and drove fine. But periodically, when I start it (especially in the mornings when I first get in it), it does the shuddering/lurching thing. If I leave it running, it can eventually go away, though I really don?t like to even try it.
My husbands 99 Ford Escord was doing something like this, and then it threw a rod. Is that what?s about to happen with my car? Is it related to my radiator problem? Do I actually have a blown headgasket? I have spent a ton of time trying to fix this problem, and it doesn?t seem like it?s going away. Help?! Please?!