Hey everyone I got my IR thermometer today. First, thanks again to everyone that replied and offered so much good and thoughtful information and advice.
So I went for a short ride and started poked around with the IR with the engine running. Here's what I got: Drivers side top of the plastic riser/side tank was at 180*F, DS middle of plastic at 150*F, DS bottom of plastic at 120*F, passengers side top of riser (and temperature switch) at 90*F, middle of PS plastic at 70*F. The thermostats housing was at 200*F.
I also checked temperatures in the same locations with the e-fan on and off as well as when the thermostat was open and closed. These checks gave similar results with the top DS being hottest and bottom of PS being coldest.
I'm guessing this means a clogged radiator eh?
Thank you all much