Vehicles with a carburettors wow over here you will only find a Carburettor on a classic car or motorcycle you would be hard pressed to purchase Carburettor cleaner. Dont be too hard on water it is the greatest universal solvent there is, given time it has removed mountains. Mixed with Alcohol it works well and have enough Alcohol in the mix it will even remove water. There are some residues found on old guns especially ones that have not been cleaned for a lifetime or two mineral spirits have a hard time dissolving, a lot of the Brit old time makers used a lot of shellac in all its many forms for all sorts of reasons and the amount you may fined on old gun parts could surprise you!