230 is NOT overheating. It is a normal operating temperature under a load. That is why you use a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water and run under 13 to 15psi pressure in the coolant system. This raises the boiling point of your coolant to over 260! The clutch fan operates based on the temperature of the air coming out of the radiator. That is what the bi-metallic spring on the front of it is for. Once you stop, open the hood, and check the fan, the temp AT THE FAN has most likely dropped enough to allow it to disengage. Also keep in mind that dash gauges are NOT precision instruments. They are only there as basic indicators. IMHO, you are looking for trouble where there is none.
Your post is the exact reason that they stopped putting gauges into dashboards back in the 1950s. Every time a needle moved, customers went running to the dealer to get the "problem" fixed. To this day, most regular cars have little or no instrumentation besides the speedometer and gas gauge, and sometimes a tachometer.
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