Engine surging

1995 SATURN SW2
245,000 MILES • 1.9L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DARACESMITH
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Can a vad belt tensioner cause engine surging whole driving? It will drive fine on cold mornings. Until I tv charms up then it surges. Seems to me a spring is more rigid in cold and warm it's old enough to be weak. Just want another opinion
Feb 2, 2016 at 3:09 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Is the check engine light coming on? What do you mean by "Until I TV charms up"
Feb 2, 2016 at 6:01 PM
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DARACESMITH
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My dam.phone auto corrects me. And I meant until it warms up. When cold it ran perfect but when it got warm it started surging. I put in a new belt tensioner. Seems to be fixed now.
Feb 2, 2016 at 6:41 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If it comes back, let me know.
Feb 3, 2016 at 4:32 PM
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