6 banger coolant temps

whats a good temp to run at? im going the electric fan route on my 230 power house with a painless screw in sensor, should i get the one that comes on at 195 and off at 185 or the 185 on off at 170 either way im running an over ride switch just incase. whatchya think?????
jeff

the po put in a 160. im going to pull the water pump and stat housing off so i can do some painting was thinking about putting in a 180. just wondered what you fellers are running.

i have a cross flow alum rad the po installed, no shroud i am planing on removing the eng fan and use a puller style elec fan.

I am running a 185/170 switch, the engine temp by the guage seems to hang around 200 with the electric fan on a cross flo aluminum rad, I am picking up the temp on the cylinder head towards the rear, I know there has been some discussion around on placement of that , the fan switch I have on the intake near the thermostat housing, this is an 8 but it might give ya an idea. also that temp is just sitting there idleing. think Im running a 180 thermostat.

Mine has a 180 tstat and runs around 185 most of the time with a downflow and a 250/6. Its a 3 core rad.