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charliemccraney (9/30/2015)
180 should be about perfect. 160 is too cold. The thermostat is not your problem, assuming it is working correctly. You can check that in a pot of water, as you bring it to a boil, or with a heat gun and infrared thermometer. I ended up installing a 170 degree NAPA #6 thermostat. For the most part the gauge is staying right in the middle of the gauge or just about 3/4ths the way up at it's hottest. So it seems like my old thermostat was the problem as 3/4 or over was right where it used to sit by default. I think that old thermostat that was rated 180 actually didn't really open till 185/190, I actually did the boiling water test on it.
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