I did not want to jack the other dudes thread about his overheating when using the ac, mine is the opposite and overheats without using the ac. Car sits around 188-194 but when it idles for more than a few minutes the temp slowly rises toward 210+ then raising the rpms lowers the temp, is this the same fix as the other thread? Something to do with fan clutch , I also have the 180 thermostat and recently flushed the cooling system 2000 miles ago

 

That sounds like fan clutch.

 

Anyone here suggest putting a prefacelift fan and clutch in ? I have an 03, I remember seeing disco mike suggesting the older style

 

Looks like fan clutch. I did the newspaper test and it failed. Got in a new fan assembly and temps were down significantly at idle. I checked the old clutch, heated it up with a heat gun, although the bimetal spring turned the pin, there was no difference in resistance when turning the fan by hand. The old fan clutch clearly had gone bad.

 

Older 99-02 setup = a smarter choice to run. You have different clutches to choose from & the 620-112 fan blade works great as a cheaper replacement.