I dont know why I didnt know that they were meant to operate around that range, I thought it was cooler.I mean that’s typically what happens. Modern fuel injected engine is designed to run around 200-210 degrees. That’s enough to (almost) boil water.
These engines run efficient at that temp range. I don’t mean fuel economy, but in terms of driving off moisture and contaminants from the oil, proper engine clearances and other factors that contribute to a long-living engine.
I seem to remember someone pointing that out to me recently and it didnt even register. I guess I was operating under the assumption that I need it to run as cool as possible because when I add AC back in I know it's going to add a few degrees