Rochester 2g flooding at idle speed

[tattooboy37]

283 engine w/ Rochester 2 jet. Truck has always started and had no problems until recently. it has a manual choke assembly and when I pull the choke on and start it everything is fine but when I disengage choke the idle slows down and gas starts to eventually flow out of the hole on top of carb.(hole is just inside air intake area in front of air filter stud.) I also noticed the choke valve seems stuck open and choke shaft wont budge. not sure if it has always been this way while it was running fine because air filter assembly has been in place.
the only thing I did was remove an inline filter and the carbs intake fuel filter (checked youtube to make sure it went back the same way) and now it floods after running great at higher speeds. it also will continue to run if I disengage choke and manually engage throttle when I start seeing gas wanting to spill.
I honestly don't know if the choke is even engaging since the choke valve/plate doesn't move but it idles supper fast like it is working until I force it back.