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Unlikely, perhaps, but If trace amounts of something like this were aspirated when hot, I can't imagine it doing a carburetor much good once it cooled. Again, no expert I, but this would be just my luck if history were any indicator. :rolleyes:

No expert I. That said, I somewhat suspect that these engines suffer the same fate as firearms do in that more damage is done through clumsy cleaning / maintenance efforts than anything else. Never mind the goo. Blow the filter housing / area clean "before" removing the dirty filter and then...