Radiator-Temperature

Your thermal image of the back side of the rad MIGHT show that there are clogged
Your thermal image of the back side of the rad MIGHT show that there are clogged tubes OR its just the air flow from the fan cooling the rad tubes??? if you block the fromt of the radiator with card board you should see a more uniform thermal image if the fan is causing some localized coolin

Wrong .

If the tubes weren't blocked,- I would expect the center tubes to be hot at the top, and getting progressively cooler towards the bottom, - if they were flowing any hot coolant, - wouldn't you ?