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Originally Posted by greenmonster  ...I tried get one or two of the float covers off to at least have a look at the floats, but some of the screw heads were getting rounded... |
Chances are those screws use a JIS (Japanese industrial standard) head and requires a special type of screwdriver. It looks similar to a Phillips head, but can be damaged by using a non-JIS driver/bit. JIS head is indicated by a small dot on the head of the screw.
Here is an excellent 9 page write up w/ pics on cleaning carbs...its specifically authored for the Suzuki GS bikes, but its basically the same for any CV carb.
The GSResources - Carb Rebuild Pg. 1 of 9