Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

I am trying to help out an older gentleman in SC, I'm in CT. He has a Murray mower model number 20645X8B that has a 5 hp B&S engine. He lost the gas cap, improvised but now because there is no vent hole in the thing he plugged it with, the mower stalls when heated up.

Jack's has the mower listed but not a part number for the cap, and they cannot help me without the model and type from the engine itself. There is no way this older person can see that number and give it to me and like I said, im not in the same part of the country as him. I can even post a picture I took of the mower if that would help but I need to get a proper size gas cap, HELP???

Anyone know if I can use the new B&S "Fresh Start" gas cap, the one that has fuel stabilizer built in?

I struck out with Murray, they say the gas cap is part of the engine and so unless i know the exact model, etc of the B&S engine, they can't help me.

I then contacted Briggs and Stratton, they were great, sent me TWO different caps, gratis.

Im told by the gentleman from SC that i was helping out that it fit.