i have lightly drizzled water into the carb, and it is vaporized into steam, and over time/repeated use, will remove deposits. dont add to much at once (never a garden hose blasted into the carb) unless you wish to witness the effects of hydro-locking. water wont compress, but your rods will. use it sparingly, and keep the revs up, and water will clean out a lot of crap.
Amen on the hydraulic locking...shortening the stroke by bending the rods does not work out all that well
