"G" wrote in message
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I recently bought a Craftsman 38886 from Sears, works
great, no complaints from me so far. But it came with a
proprietary fuel cap from Briggs & Stratton that
dispenses fuel stablizer (called Fresh Start) into the
gas for supposedly up to 6 months (I'm about 1 month
into it and the cap is still fairly full).

Since my mower came with it, I was going to just stick
with it during the winter storage period along with a
full gas tank to prevent the moisture condensation you
folks mention if I leave it empty for the winter.

Question:
Anybody have any longer-term experience with the Fresh
Start stabilizer vs. Sta-bil?

Any opinions on whether or not I should stick with that
stuff or switch to Sta-bil BEFORE next season and before
the stuff runs out?

Also, if next season, when the Fresh Start has run out,
can I then add Sta-bil instead, or does mixing fuel
stabilizers cause potential problems?

http://www.briggsandstratton.com/dis...sp?docid=78493

I'd use the cheapest.
As for me, I have a shut-off valve in the gas line and run the engine
until it dies. I only add Sta-bil to the tank if it's going to sit for
more than 4 months. My current mower is over 35 years old, has never
had anything done but change spark plug about every 5 years and still
cranks on the 1st or 2nd pull.

Tom J