Appliance Parts Now Available Through LeVahn Bros. INC

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LeVahn Brothers Plumbing and Hardware in Maple Grove is proud to announce the availability of parts for appliance, home electronics, outdoor equipment, barbecue, and hearth parts. Contact us or go straight to the website by clicking this link: Partscription. We now have over 8 million parts available to us that cover hundreds of makes and models.

For more Information contact us at 763-553-1222

Stop in and see us at 12700 Bass Lake Road Maple Grove, Mn 55369

Find us on the web at levahnbros.com and at http://www.facebook.com/levahnbrothers

We have appliance parts available to us for the following manufacturers:

A– Acros, Admiral, Alliance, Amana, Arkla, Avanti

B- Bertazzoni, Bissel, Bosch, Broan Nutone, Broil King

C– Cadet, Caloric, Char-Broil, Comfort Aire, Conquest, Coolerator, Cornelious, Crosley, Crystal Tips

D– Dacor, Dormont, Ducane, Dundas-Jafine, Dynasty

E– Electrolux, Elenco, Embraco, Estate, Ez-Flo

F– Fiesta, Fisher & Paykel, Fridiaire

G– Gaffers & Sattler, Gaggenau, General, General Electric, Gibson, Glenwood, Grand, Greenwald Industries

H– Haier, Hampton Bay, Hardwick, Holiday, Hoover, Hot Point, Huebsch

I– International

J– Jade, Jenn-Air, Jordan, Julien

K– Kelvinator, Kenmore, Kirkland, KitchenAid, Koblenz

L–

M– Magic Chef, Maytag, Menu, Master, Modern, Maid, Monogram

N– Napoleon, Norcold, NuTone

O– OKeefe & Merritt

P– Philco

Q–

R– Rainfresh, RCA, Revco, Robinair, Roper, Royal

S– Samsung, Shepherd, Siemens, Speed Queen, Speedqueen, Sterling, Sub Zero, Sunbeam, Sunray

T– Tappan, Thermador, Thermos

U– Universal

V– Vermont Casting, Vesta

W– Waste King, Weber, Welbilt, West Bend, WhirlPool, White Westinghouse, Wilshire, Wolf

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We have home electronics parts available for the following manufactures:

A- ADC, Advent, Acer, Aiphone, AIM, Aiwa, Akai, Akro-Mils, Alpine, Altec Lansing, Ambico, Antenna Craft, APC, Apex Digital, Apple, Audiovox

B- B & K, Bazooka, Belden, Bogen, Bosch, Bose, Boston, Brady, Broksonic, Brother, Bussman, ButtKicker

C- Cambridge, Canare, Cannon, Casio, Channel Master, Chemtronics, Chipquick, Clarion, Compaq, Computer, Connex, Crescent Tools

D- Daewoo, Delkin, Devices, Dell, Denon Electronics, Discwasher, Duracell

E– Eazypower, Eclipse tools, Edsyn, E-Machine, Emerson, energizer, Epson, Eveready

F- Fisher, Fluke, Fuji, Funai

G- GC, Gateway, General Electric, Goldstar

H- Hakko, Harman/Kardon, HiCapacity, Hisense, Hitachi, Howard Sams, Hewlett Packard

I- IBM, Ideal, Infinity, InFocus, Insignia

J- JBL, Jensen, JTT, JVC

K- Kenwood, Kester, Kings, Kodak, Konica, Minolta

L- LeadeKossr, Lexmark, LG, Linksys, Lufkin Tools, Luxo

M- Madison Cable, MagLite, Magnavox, Master, Maxent, Metro/DataVac, Middle Atlantic,  Miracle Remote, Monster Cable, Motorola, Mueller, Multicore

N- NEC, Neutrik, Nite-Ize, NTE

O- Okidata, Olympus, Onkyo, Orion

P- Paladin Tools, Pan, Pacific, Panasonic  Panavise, Panduit, Philip, Philmore, Pioneer, Platt Luggage, Polaroid, Products/Datatel  Progressive Electronics

Proscan, Protek, Proview, Polk Audio

Q- Quasar, Quest Technology

R- Radio Design Labs, Razor, RCA, Recoton, RTS

S- Samsung, Sanyo/Fisher, Sector, Sencore, Sennheiser, Sharp, Shure, SimpleTech, Sony Parts & Accessories, Sony Pro Audio, Sony Recording Media, Switchcraft

T- Tech Spray, Techwood, Technics, Telex, Test-Um Inc, Toshiba, Thomson Exact Semiconductors, Toshiba America Imaging Systems, TPI, Tripplite

U- Ungar

V- Velleman, VeriFone, VDC, Video Mount Products, ViewSonic, Viore, Vivitek, Vizio

W- Wavetek, Weller, Wiha, Winegard

XYZ-  XCelite, Yamaha, Zenith

We  have Lawn & Garden equipment parts available for the following manufacturers:

A- Agri-Fab, Aircap, Atlas,  AutoSock, AYP/EHP/Electrolux

B- Bobcat/Bunton/Ryan, Briggs & Stratton, Brown Manufacturing

C- Champion, Classen

D- Dana (Foote)

E- ESA, Engine Service Association, E3

F- 

G- Gardenway, General Power, Generac

H- Honda Engines, Husqvarna, Hydro Gear, Hy-Pro

I- 

J-

K- Kohler

L- Little Wonder

M- Mantis, Maruyama, McCulloch, MTD/Yardman, Murray

N- N2, NGK, Noma

O- Oregon, OEP Parts

P- Peerless, Poulan, Poulan, Pro

Q- 

R- Robin Subaru, Ryobi (IDC)

S- SnowSport, Stanley, Swisher

T- Tecumseh, Thermoid, Troy-Bilt

U- Walbro

V-

W- Weedeater, Windsor, Whit

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Small engine troubleshooting

SMALL ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING

Small engines are engines that you find on snow blowers, lawn mowers, weed whips, leaf blowers and many other pieces of  lawn equipment. They can be a real pain in a homeowners side when trouble rises. Here are some of the issues that you may have with your small engine and what the causes may be:

Improper Technique

Improper starting technique. In other words, you may have a kill switch left on, the gas line valve may be turned off, or there may be a process needed to start your engine.  Check your owners manual to see what they recommend.

Stale fuel

Gas does not last like it used to. Gas only lasts a few months tops before it starts to go bad. If left without any stabilizer it will gum up your engine  and not allow it to start. Bad gas will also cause your engine to run roughly or cause it to die after the engine is started.

Air Filter

Dirty air filter

A filter that is clogged with debris will not allow air flow through causing the engine to run poorly. If the filter is clogged badly enough you probably won’t get the engine started. Make sure your filter is clean and free of debris.

Stale fuel

Gas does not last like it used to. Gas only lasts a few months tops before it starts to go bad. If left without any stabilizer in it it will gum up your engine  and not allow it to start. Bad gas will also cause your engine to run roughly or cause it to die after the engine is started.

Fuel Filter

Dirty fuel filter

If dirt or other debris gets into your gas it should be caught by the fuel filter before it enters the engine. However if enough debris is trapped in the filter it will not allow gas to flow freely enough for your engine to run smoothly if at all.

Water In The Gas

Condensation can occur in a gas tank causing water to get into the gas. If water is present in the gas it will run rough or will not start. The remedy is to add a fuel additive to the gas such as Seafoam. Seafoam will take water out of the gas as well as stabilize the gas from going bad.

Primer Bulb

Primer Bulb

If your primer bulb has a hole in it, has hardened, or is failing in general it can make it difficult to get an engine started. Small engines need to have the primer bulb force gas into the engine for the engine to fire.

Broken Gas Lines

Gas lines can get brittle and crack over time. Make sure your lines aren’t brittle and leaking gas.

Carburetor is plugged

The carburetor can become plugged with debris or can become “varnished” with gas due to old dirty gas being used.  Occasionally a carburetor kit is needed to replace parts in your existing carburetor. If you have old gas in the engine this is the most likely culprit as to why the engine won’t start.

Spark Plug

Weak or No Spark

This is usually due to the spark plug. If a spark plug is old or if it is dirty the engine will have a difficult time starting or running. If you are going to replace the spark plug make sure that you replace it with the proper plug.

Exhaust is Plugged

If the exhaust screen or port is plugged or it has been choked off with carbon deposits the engine will have a hard time starting or will  run  rough. You may need to clean off the screen with a stiff wire brush or scrape out the deposits of the port with a knife or screwdriver. Make sure not to damage the piston or piston rings when cleaning the port.

No Compression

Compression is what occurs when the pistons travel in the cylinder bore forcing the air and fuel mixture into the top of the combustion chamber for firing. If you have low compression it means that you have worn compression rings, a damaged piston, damaged rings or a damaged cylinder bore.  This is something that most novices are not going to be able to find out on their own.

Flywheel or Flywheel key

If the flywheel is damaged it can cause the timing to be off. If either are damaged they will need to be replaced.

Starter rope

Obviously if your starter rope is stuck or broken it’s going to be difficult to start your machine. Recoils can brake or get frozen and will have to be recoiled or sometimes replaced.

Basic Starting Technique for  2-Cycle Engine

1. Make sure that you have FRESH FUEL in a CLEAN gas tank. Even if you have just purchased brand new gas from a station, if you put it into a dirty old gas can it will cause issues in your engine. This is problem number one when it comes to carburetor problems. Carburetor problems are the number one issue we see when repairing engines.

2. Press the primer bulb (if equipped). If your engine doesn’t have a primer bulb skip this step.

3. Put the choke in the choke position.

4. Make sure that the on/off switch (if equipped) is turned to on.

5. Open the throttle just slightly to allow the engine to “breath”

6. Pull the starter rope or turn the key (if equipped) until the engine starts.

7. Turn off the choke

8. Repeat if necessary

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