On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:22:18 GMT, Elliot Richmond
<xmrichmond@xaustin.xrr.xcom> wrote:

>On 4 Feb 2006 09:27:59 -0800, matthew_jamees@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>> I have a Honda Civic 94. For the past two days, when I drive 10
>>miles from college back to my home and start the car after 15 or 20
>>minutes, my car shudders a lot and I see lots of white smoke from my
>>exhaust.
>
>This sure sounds like water in the system. I agree with everything the
>other poster said. I would add to pull the dipstick and look at the
>oil when the engine is cold, or at least cool. If the oil is milky
>looking, that is an indication of water in the oil. The water-oil
>mixture gets emulsified and looks milky.
>
>If the oil is not milky, then a head gasket leak is the likely
>culprit. if the oil is milky, then it could still be a head gasket,
>but that also raises the possibility of a cracked block or cracked
>head.
>
>If you confirm it is a coolant leak by following the instructions in
>the pther post, and a repair is out of the question, then a can of
>leak stop is always a possibility. I have had, over many years, good
>success with Bars Leak.
>
>Hope one of the replies helps.
>
>
>
>Elliot Richmond
>Freelance Science Writer and Editor


excessive white smoke from the exhaust is a classic
symptom of a head gasket issue or something along the lines
of a cracked head.