Well, I got the head gasket changed and throughout the process I checked on the things you all mentioned and the coolant doesn't seem to be disappearing anymore and the temp guage says that the engine is running back at a normal temperature.
I also put on a myside 2 and WOW!! I never thought it would have been that easy to put on or tune. And, it made my sammy even more fun to drive, something I did not think was possible.
I still have a little bit of tinkering on the main jet but everything went well and the sammy is screaming now.
Thanks for all the suggestions for fixing my problem and a big thanks to Myron at ZOR for the great job on the myside!! It is probably the best upgrade I could have ever done to my samurai.