Agree with Truckernix.
Look, you have already nearly eliminated two problems by getting it running. If it's running when it is warm and not when cold (I will assume that you dried the distributor) already eliminating the lack of spark telling us that the ignition system is not the problem. Also, by the vehicle running a "little better" when you pushed the choke open, tells us that most likely the carb jets and fuel circuitry are probably working OK and that the auto choke is not opening when it needs to. Assuming that you know how to set the auto choke for startup, you know that if your choke has been closed for too long, your plugs are probably fouled and need to be cleaned or replaced. How long do you warm the engine up before you drive it? If you let it sit at a fast idle to warm it up too long before you drive it, you could be fouling the plugs.
Don't go jumping in full bore and guessing that the carb needs an overhaul without knowing how things work. At this point, I'd tend to believe that the carb in itself is not a problem. Start simple.
1. Check the plugs, clean or replace them.
2. Make sure the distributor is dry.
3. Make sure that the auto choke is functioning properly. If it isn't, that doesn't mean that the carb needs to be overhauled. It means that the automatic choke needs attention.
Start with the simple things, and 8 out of 10 times you will find the problem isn't as deep as you think. Change those wires you seem to think are the problem to eliminate any doubt about them being the problem.
Anyone can take stuff apart and put it together. You need to "know how components work, and how they work together" to really be successful at diagnosis.
