The Cleveland has a unique thermostat design. In my experience it works just fine with the correct parts.
It would appear that our friends at PI switched you over to a Windsor design thermostat without so much as a hint?
Not so good.
If you do that, then you use the water pump without the bypass hole in it like the Wieand.
This may be causing you the issues you are experiencing?
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