It may be fine. You cannot really tell without removing the unit and checking it. Sometimes the spring attachments wear and the springs go slack. Each weight has a rubber snubber which may get damaged when the plates are welded up.
Difficult to tell without inspecting it.
G
GregMcN wrote:I did wonder about the welding G-Man. You suggest the advance mech may not be in great shape - anything that can be done about it?
Are there electronic ignition options? Is the advance replaced or still mechanical?
Greg