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Check the engine for proper cylinder compression. If the pressure is low then a blown head gasket could be leaking and causing the problem.

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Q: What causes a 1998 Malibu 's engine to rev at 2500 rpms when first started by the way it won't kick down unless you shut it off a start again then the rpms go back to 1000- car seems to start slowly?
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