The idea is that these washer cups sit just at the bottom of the float bowl and prevent fuel from sloshing up the side of the bowl or not let all the fuel do that. Some should stay in the sump nut where the jet is located. This seems to be a common problem from my research but no one had found a fix other than changing to fuel injection.
I finally solved the issue by running the vent tube around to the air filter. I punched a hole and fed the tube into the inlet to the carbs. Now when the fuel slings up against the side of the float bowl it vents into the carb and keeps the engine running.