[jrelliott]

I can speak from experience. When we lived in Minnesota, had an 8hp snow blower that I put Mobil 1 in and would start on the first pull after hitting the primer. Had an electric start, but was a lot of trouble to get the extension chord. Just hit the primer a couple of times and pull the starter chord. Did drain gas every spring, new gas and plug each winter. Engine was hard to pull with conventional oil, but was very easy once on synthetic.