With further reflection, I was blocking the area of the radiator where the upper hose connects to with the full block. So part of the blocked area did have an effect on cooling.
Also, I installed a 180* thermostat and a re-tuned computer that kicks in the fans at 186*, among other things. That had completely slipped my mind that this was the case until seeing the fan settings on your car. Seeing how my car runs at 177*, there's not too much room before the fans kick in. Much less than the same car with a 195* thermostat running at 193-200*, with the fans set at 215*.
Quick, that should make it less puzzling why I'm having issues.
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2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 6MT
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