I won't argue about it. You can hit the disagree all you want, but when I sit in a drive through on a hot summer day, my temp gage doesn't move but the electric fans will kick on at a certain temp. That tells me the engine temp raised but the gage did not. It's true in the newer Dodge mini vans, my 'stang, etc. Also, I don't care where others chose to run their cars for temp. Mid 70's Shop Manual states 190* stat is standard equipment, and that is to ensure you have a Happy Heater in the Winter and emissions, not because it's where the car is the happiest. Again, I couldn't care less what anyone runs their temp at, I'll run mine on the cool side.
