Went back out and took the manifold cooling tube off, thank God I can remove it with out removing all the other crap. I got it to stop leaking about 90%, I can see now I am going to have to tweak it a bit to get it to fit properly, which I had thought I did. It had other plans. And I will most likely need some RTV or something to help seal it. The 2 center ones now do not leak at all. Its either one end or the other rocking against each end. Sucks it's copper, you can't just whack away at it. I am hopeful though on this though!
I need to figure the carb supply fitting leaking, may look for a small round gasket to slip in there. Maybe a motorcycle shop or else?
The water pump does quit leaking after it's warmed up, still need to deal with it though.
Temp wise, as long as I have the water pressure right from the hose (no ears) it idles at just below 170* or so. I took it up from 1000 to 2600 RPMs and it stayed below 170 as well. So I am assuming the internals are working right.
Again any expert advice/tips would be helpful!