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Unclear on one thing.. when you say the needle was stuck in the seat, do you mean the fuel metering needle (#35), or the fuel inlet valve needle (part of assy. #33)?
If the former (metering) why was the needle stuck? Did some dope "snug it up real good" or was it stuck with varnish / corrosion?
BTW, it’s perfectly fine to use a strand of plain copper wire to help clear a badly plugged jet. Find a 4" length larger multi-strand wire, like 14-16ga. and strip off a couple inches. Use one strand at a time to poke / drill out only the most difficult jets. If you have a nice, sharp flush cutter, you can cut a strand at a 45′-60′ angle to form a sort of drilling tip on the end. And yes, jets are easily damaged and you don’t need to accidentally oversize one to ruin it. Just putting a scratch or two in the right place can mess up the fuel stream enough to cause issues for carburetion.