Finally spent the time and pulled the head and if I were to guess it is a
water intrusion problem. Exhaust valve is frozen in the valve guide and the
piston is stuck in the sleeve. This week I will pull the gen set and
relocate the repair center in my garage. Two choices for the water is a
blown/leaking head gasket or water back via the exhaust. Either way the
outcome would be the same (sal****er cooled). Since the exhaust valve is
frozen I would expect the water via the exhaust. This will not happen
again.

I was wondering on shipping the whole thing back to FP or fixing it myself.
Any opinions from the group.


"Rick & Linda Bernard" wrote in message
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Well I guess I survived long enough without Fischer Panda Genset problems.
My 4.2 won't crank at all. I release the compression and tried the handle
without luck. It seems to be frozen. Any suggestions from the group???

PS - I saw a Northern Lights on sale....


"Geoffrey W. Schultz" wrote in message
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I own a Fischer Panda 4.2 KW generator...it's now on a skid in Ft.
Lauderdale after having to replace it due to it being completely
unreliable. I have suffered water intrusion several times and the
engine
has been back to the factory multiple times.

Fischer Panda even had their lead engineer come out and inspect the
installation and they didn't find any problems (other than very minor
things like missing tie wraps). They continue to harp on "over
cranking",
which is something that I've never done as the engine has always started
right away.

I would be very interested in hearing the details of the water intrusion
problem. I'm afraid that you're going to find out that this is an
indemic
problem with their generators. At least the smaller ones.

-- Geoff Schultz

(TORMAC53) wrote in
:

I have just been told of several Panda generators that have had a
problem with water in the windings and one at least one where water
got into the engine with only 32 hours on it. The factory seems to be
repairing some of these but not others. Other then slamming the brand
or the technology, does anyone have any knowledge of this problem and
what may be the cure?