MP 360 overheats no matter what i do

I was merely pointing out that if you have an 180 thermostat but never get below 196 it may be your system regulating your temperature and not your thermostat. If your thermostat never closes after your car warms up there is an issue with the capacity of your cooling system, or you just have a thermostat that is too low.

Sure, but that depends on a lot of things. Like the ambient air temperature, the speed he's driving, etc. If it won't cool down to 180* when it's 40* out and he's doing 70 mph on the freeway, that's a problem. If it won't cool down to 180* when it's 80* out and he's just driving around in town that's not necessarily a problem.