Thermostat would be my first guess, If not is a fan blown, do a radiator flush?
it will cause trafic because the drivers will watch it (If so, would you say the eclipse caused the traffic, or could it have been the distracted drivers who did ?)
Not in the slightest. A lunar eclipse has no effect at all, and a total solar eclipse only affects a body of water by reducing the sunlight hitting the water for the few minutes of the solar eclipse. It is less effect than a cloudy day would cause.
A solar eclipse of a Sun that was smaller but a Moon that is the same size and distance as our Moon would mean that eclipses would last longer, you would never get an annular eclipse, a larger area would experience each eclipse.
During a lunar eclipse, a resident of the Moon would experience a solar eclipse; the Sun would be hidden behind the Earth.
If your on the moon it wouldn't be a lunar eclipse because the earth would between you and the sun so I giuss it would be more like a solar eclipse
bad switch off the steering column.
Mitsubishi eclipse is famous because of failing transmission. If I were you I would start with checking transmission fluid level. But most likely you will have to change transmission or fix one you have.
Check fuel pressure when the car idles.
If it pops when turning it is most likely the CV joints.
Starting problems in a Mitsubishi Eclipse GST 1995 could be caused by a weak battery or an alternator that does not charge. You might also have gotten a bad starter when you replaced that one.
Could be a bad CV joint. It would make a popping noise.
No coolant in the system, failed thermostat, failed water pump, leaky headgasket.
It could just be a bad spark plug wire or the spark plugs need changing.
i have a 02 Mitsubishi eclipse gt v6 and the oil capacity is 4 quarts and 1/5...i don't know if this would help
Check the compression for the cylinders on the Eclipse. If there is?æa leak in one of the cylinders then this could cause the jerking.
I would Invest in a Haynes Manual.
Yes a bad thermostat would cause overheating in any car. A thermostat regulates the temperature.