no, the springs were in place



I just had a chance to remove the distributor
the grease cup was jammed up against the cover

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I had to pry it up to get it out.

the distributor has a grinding sound when turning
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and it looks like a nut is missing from that plate?

Checked the oil pump and it moved freely.


here is something else

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not a good day