Carter AFB accelerator pump needle removal

Thanks for the responses. Compressed air sounded good enough for me to try. Still the needle didn't budge. But I don't think the black cone tip of my compressed air fitting is getting a very good shot at the port. I'm having a car club meeting at my house this Saturday and need to pull the Valiant out of the garage, so for now will probably put the carburetor back together. After the meeting, I can take the carb apart again and see if I can figure out how best to get compressed air into the fuel port of the accelerator pump good enough to force the needle out.

Still have other things to do to get ready for the meeting.