BertjeConti wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:56 pm Consider that the temp sensor for the temp gauge is situated in the thermostat housing, and thermo switch(es) for the fan(s) are situated in the bottom of the radiator, so your temp gauge shows hot coolant before entering the radiator, and the thermoswitch reacts on the cooler coolant leaving the radiator.
When the gauge is in the middle, the coolant temp in the thermostat housing is approx 88-90 degrees. So when the gauge is at 3/4, the temp is approx 94 degree, this is equal to your engine temp, but much higher as the temp in the bottom of the radiator.
Hope this explanation helps
I just now took a photo of the thermos switch for the fan, isn't it this? :
IMG_6700 by Petros Tavaniotis, on Flickr
So, on the top not near bottom of the radiator