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To answer your question, the lights coming on briefly is probably nothing to worry about. Your probably in an almost stall situation, low rpm's and that is why the bat light and oil light come on briefly.
As for the coolant leak, your gonna have to open the hood, and root around while the car is running (keep those fat gold necklaces away from the fan!) Use a flashlight and a mirror (for tough to see places)or something helpful. Also, you should try to "sniff" the air for coolant smells. If you are getting a puddle, then you should be able to find the leak. Could be a whole lot of things, like h2o pump, hose leak, cracked radiator (they are know to crack where the hose fits - damn plastic!), etc., etc,
As for the hard start, you might have a leaking fuel injector. It would be leaking fuel into a cylinder giving it a "flooded" feel when starting. When the car starts from cold, the ecu tells it to go into "rich" mode (kinda like the choke on carbs), so extra gas in the cylinder aint a prob. It starts up. One way to check it (easiest). Look at your tailpipe when the car is cold and you start it. if you see lots o' burnt gas, like blackish blue smoke, thats could be it. It smells different than oil. Also, you can take out the plugs and check em for wetness (that doesnt always come out accurate, though) Anyhoo, good luck!
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