ok it runs but poorly??

thanks all. still fighting with it. it seems to act as if the choke is stuck shut. The only problem is that the choke is not even on the carb. has a small miss or shimmy at an idle, and then bogs just as I touch the pedal. then stays crappy the rest of the time. I can drive it on the street as long as it is just at an idle, or I really really ease into it, then still cant get it above 50mph. I had it in the shop last night, and after about 5 munites, my eyes were burning. smells really rich. we removed the spacer, still the same. tried to mess with the timing and the carb, but to no avail. even put a restrictor in the fuel line to see if that might be it. can points being off a bit make it run rich? tried to power brake on the slick shop floor, and it just spits and sputters really bad, and feels like there is a miss.....wont even turn the tires.