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Jun 13, 2018 | 02:26 PM

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tamarijn1

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I am sure my mechanic can find a place to hook up a gauge. I will do some more research on the thermometer as the Ford garage did say 195 was OEM.

Jun 13, 2018 | 02:31 PM

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rock2610d

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I doubt a 195 will cause OPs issues.

I run a 180 in my supercharged excursion.
I run a 195 my limited and a 185 in my 3rd excursuon.

I like more heat in winter so I drive the one with a 195 stat as daily driver even in summer. But my summer temps never get above 85.

I have no ovet heating issues on any of them.

recommend removing t stat and driving. Should take a long time to warm up. If not pump is bad.

I think 3V motors use 195 t stats....not sure but every one I have replaced had factory 185s in them.

NOTE:
I vaguely remember issues with thermostat lengths. Some are shorter than others. Make sure your t stat is the same length as the one you took out.

Jun 13, 2018 | 02:59 PM

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tamarijn1

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I will try removing the thermostat tomorrow to see what happens. Will probably pick up a 185° Motorcraft thermostat tomorrow and put that in instead just to see if it makes any difference. i'll give an update after, thank you.

Jun 15, 2018 | 02:39 PM

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I want to thank everybody that gave some advice. I ended up putting in an OEM 185° thermostat, and replacing the clutch fan and water pump since they were the originals yo be safe. Between the three of them, the problem is now fixed. Thanks again.