removing the top of the Edelbrock carburetor 

You know, pull the metering rods & air cleaner stud first. I always search videos to verify specs on carburetors, & tell people unnecessarily how to do things.

The whole time I'm thinking the accelerator pump is still connected lmao

Mine has fuel shooting out of both sides of the top. Think my floats are to high? Stops shooting gas out at half throttle or so. But idle it’s like a fountain

Right on you must be working on the 66, 1 tip to you sir brake cleen will shrivel the excellerater pump seals to may want to use carb cleen instead

is there a filter inside the fuel inlet?