O.S. Engines now made in China
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ORIGINAL: Rotten40851
the box on the AX 65 I just bought, that runs like crap. I posted about it the clubhouse forum
the box on the AX 65 I just bought, that runs like crap. I posted about it the clubhouse forum
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I read where it was the AX line only (for now) being made in china. Some say there is a difference in quality,fit and finish.
I read where it was the AX line only (for now) being made in china. Some say there is a difference in quality,fit and finish.
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How can you determine fit at the LHS? Did they let you take them apart? If you are just flipping the prop a Magnum will seem to have the same fit. But they are worlds apart. OS has good quality control over their fit, much better than Magnum. It's just a shameOS fit is soo loose. If they were tighter from the factory they would last longer.
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Almost every OS engine made has been copied by someone in china
Quality control and metallurgy are there short comings
They LOOK the same but are not the same !
Quality control and metallurgy are there short comings
They LOOK the same but are not the same !
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My 18 MZ was NOT made in China if thats waht you are insinuating!!!
My 18 MZ was NOT made in China if thats waht you are insinuating!!!
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It was simply a fact.
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My dad just bought an O.S. Gt 22 and it said made in japan on the box and it has JAPAN stamped into the case. As far as I know that is there newest engine.
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I just looked at a 46AXII that I bought last week and it too is made in China. This is very disappointing, I won't look for this to last too long. I wonder how the liner is going to hold up. I use 15% Omega with 4o/z of castor added. I bought a 46AXII last fall and I got about 3 months out of it. The liner didn't peel, it just wore out evenly. With Tower getting $85.00 for a piston and liner, these engines are now pretty much disposable as you can get a whole new engine on sale for about $129.00. Maybe because of the popularity of electric, OS needed to make the engines cheaper to make up for the market decline.
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Just because a engine is new wont mean it was now the Chinese made one, Only certain models (apparently the 65AX is one of them) However just because its made in China won't mean it will be the same quality as everything else, When a huge company has things made there they put a quality standard in place and if they make sub quality parts then the Chinese company eats the parts, Thus is why we see some of the knock offs of hanger 9 and Great planes, Many times there planes that failed the QUality check so the change a little of it and sell it as some thing else that looks like the original. The quality of china is getting better but still has a long way to go, I hope they get there soon, it's getting really hard to buy ANYTHING not made in China. Now I'm just waiting to see what they call the 65AX copy made by Sanye lol.
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The box said made in China and the engine didn't say made in Japan. OS' quality has been slipping anyway, so who knows, maybe these won't be much different anyway.
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I just bought an OS LA .25 at the LHS that was still made in Japan. On the box and the crankcase. I had it on the test stand yesterday and it ran great! Apparently only some of the models have been outsourced.
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I've been an OS man for many years, but the ASP 46 I bought a while ago idles better than any OS. Nothing wrong with a good mfg'r from China.
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ORIGINAL: bruceal
Maybe because of the popularity of electric, OS needed to make the engines cheaper to make up for the market decline.
Maybe because of the popularity of electric, OS needed to make the engines cheaper to make up for the market decline.