There was a reason for that layer of water on top of the chemicals in that dip cleaner bucket- - - - -those fumes were downright nasty, and the stuff evaporated in a hurry if the water went away. We didn't pay much attention to the coating on those carbs- - - -good point about removing too much of a good thing!

The alcohol/hydrogen peroxide fuel we used in the race car would eat the bottom out of a float bowl if we didn't run the carb dry between races. The whole fuel system up to the carb was stainless steel- - - -8-gallon pony keg for a fuel tank- - - -and stainless tubing all the way from the tank to the carb. No fuel pump- - - -we used a few pounds of air pressure in the tank to push the fuel through the lines and topped off the pressure between races! That engine was just a few cubic inches short of 300, and it got 8 laps a gallon on a 1/4 mile track!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!