Ball Return Problem Gottlieb Surfer

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I have a Gottlieb Surfer in reasonably good condition. It has one bad problem.
The ball return eject only works when the game resets (ie from power on).
The outhole does not kick on ball 2, ball 3 etc.

The motor that is on the bottom of the cabinet runs continuously while the ball is sitting in the outhole. If you manually eject the ball (glass off with your finger) play continues normally and the motor stops.

Operating the game with the playfield up and lights out, I noticed that one of the relays on the previously mentioned motor is flashing a pretty decent blue spark.

I'm guessing that this relay spark is a clue to what maybe wrong.

Any suggestions (I could find an em-tech somewhere but I'd rather figure it out myself) would be appreciated.

Is there anyother information that I could post that would help in further diagnosis?
 
Burt6666, that was the first thing I looked at. They look clean and well aligned. And the outhole kicks properly and strongly at startup, but not on subsequent balls.
 
Burt666: If you mean does the ball counter go to ball 2 , 3 etc? the answer is yes.
The game seems to operate normally except for this problem.
 
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