Humm, OK so even with the manuel choke shelby987 had the same problem, so it's probably not entirely a choke problem...and PanelDeland sharpened his up by correcting the vaccum advance.
Based on your advice here's what I plan to do:
1) Check and test the Vaccum advance. If that doesn't work, I'll........
2) Take Texnician01's advice and pull the whole Carb off, clean and rebuild it. If that's not it, I'll......
3) Bolt on a whole different Carb and figure out some new linkage.
Ps: Hey shelby987 aren't MotorCraft parts made for.......(Dare I say the "F" word on this website???) Gulp........FORDS?
Thanks guys, appreciate the insight.