Solved! Sticky plunger: Everlast 82i wont fire

Question about the plunger of the ptm-80. Is it supposed to have spring back? When i push the electrode in, it stays in. I have to pull the plunger back out by hand. It did have the slightest springyness when I first messed with it but never sprung its full travel if that makes sense. Now its force in and force out. This normal?