Carburator cleaner works pretty good, but it STINKS. The best stuff comes in a gallon can with a dipping basket. It's kinda yellow in color. You can use it over and over, but be warned, it eventually eats through the can. Once that smell get's into your bench or floor, it will never come out. Another thing that works good is paint remover. The brand around here is JASCO. You may not be able to get it any more because it has methelyene chloride as the main ingredient. It smells too, but it doesn't linger. I have also cleaned really cruddy things by boiling them in tri-sodium phosphate solution. If you can't get that, try dishwasher soap. Not regular detergent, but the powdered stuff for automatic dishwashers. It's also a good excuse to fire up one of the other stoves to heat it up. One thing I have found that works great to cook things in is an old enameled steel drawer out of on old refrigerator. They tend to be just the right size, and they're often free for the taking. Good luck.
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