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Jim Roselle

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Nelson .15 cooked?
« on: July 25, 2017, 05:49:56 PM »
So I fired up my new to me Nelson today. It fired on a 10% nitro prime last week after some sputtering and backwards running so I tried a run with 35% today. It would cough, sputter, and run backwards but no go on a real run.  I decided to try 10% since that's how it fired last week. Same thing cough, sputter, backwards. It likes a heavy prime and then acts flooded. It finally fired and I was only getting 21k with an apc 7x4. It died when I was adjusting the idle. When I went to restart hot, perhaps the most telling thing, compression was almost zero. I have didn't really try to restart after that as I was short on time. It seems like this thing is fried, I welcome your input.

Jim

Offline Paul Smith

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Re: Nelson .15 cooked?
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2017, 05:52:42 AM »
Henry is still fixing his old engines.  Just send to him for a piston & bearing job.

Nelson 15's last a long time, but not forever.  When I was in F2d I used to run his 15's on 3 ounces of 40% countless times before they lost their punch.
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Jim Roselle

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Re: Nelson .15 cooked?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2017, 06:22:07 AM »
Do you have contact info for Henry?

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Re: Nelson .15 cooked?
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2017, 02:17:34 PM »
here ya go


NELSON COMPETITION ENGINES
121 Pebble Creek Lane
Zelienpole, PA 16063
Manufacturer of NELSON Racing Engines and parts, FAI Pans for F2A & FIC Custom Button Heads, OS65 piston and cylinder sets, many other specialty engine items. (Henry Nelson) Phone: 724-538- 5282
e-mail: nelcomp@fyi.net

Jim Roselle

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Re: Nelson .15 cooked?
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2017, 02:58:21 PM »
Thank you!


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