Took it for a spin to test the new fan position, the temperature still climbed above 210 (before going back down) but this time it didn't reach the redline, it was probably halfway between ideal and redline, so I guess that's some progress. My next step will be replacing the thermostat with a sleeve style thermostat and seeing how that works. I'll update when I get that taken care of.

Thanks for all your advice guys, you've been extremely helpful through this.