Thanks for the response. I drove about 350 miles yesterday. Monitoring temps with torque pro app and cluster (which sits about a tick down from dead center and used to run at dead center). Stays steady at 181 and sometimes 185 idling at a red light. Had some hill pulls and seen 190 once and it...
Bumping an old thread.. was there any solution fond for this? I seem to be having the exact same problem AFTER replacing the thermostat for a new OEM one. IR thermometer on lower hose is 80 degrees or so. Can't get it last 181 degrees and worried about heat soak another areas of the motor if I...