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Meant used engine parts lots of them

Well, there’s plenty of parts around for those things. Good luck.

Water manifold on your engine (as I expect by the look of the engine) must be a very common part used on many Mack engines of 70's, 80's, 90's and even 2000's years. It's cast iron, consists of two portions, front and rear. I may be having some extras besides my personal needs but you may be lucky finding it in your home country too. Very similar manifolds (or even the same) were used on E7 and E-tech Mack engines mounted on Renault Magnum trucks. Yes, similarity of some Mack engine parts spreads from late 30's up to 2000's years! But also depending on the kind of the issue with the manifold it could be fixed. If there's a crack it can be cooper-soldered or welded or just epoxy-glued for some limited service time (a decade or two )

Thank you very much. I feel very lucky to have my truck engine seems to be in good shape just need to find a new water manifold. Found a 2023 list of part sellers trying to see if anyone on the list has one in decent shape

I like nurses so much I married one......A Redhead at that.......Double the evil. TJC don't you worry about us, we will hold down the fort while you R & R. Take it easy and hoping for the best outcome.

I've been told it's 24v at least in Europe, no idea on the rest of the world. I've heard Europeans singing high praises to the European Volvos elsewhere on the internet, so I'd imagine that they're pretty good.

I'd be interested in the reasons also.

I wonder what Volvo trucks manufactured elsewhere on the globe use. 12 or 24V? Is it just a North America problem?

The reliability of a mack that we once knew is long gone.

Didn't mean to spark any arguments, but you are correct. 24v systems have been standard for the rest of the world for a while, and should have had a bulletproof launch here in the US. Except Volvo tried to overcomplicate the system for whatever reason and is probably going to pay for it. I don't have a problem with 24v systems, I mean how long has it been standard on our construction equipment? It's just the way Volvo has done it that has made such a problem.

The green tanker was my donor after I sold it. It’s the 48. The yellow one is my 47 in its current state. That’s the one you want and you won’t need a donor!

Well, best of luck with that thing… it really doesn’t look like it needs a lot of attention. Some of us start off with stuff a lot worse shape than that one have a ball… Bob

That makes me feel much better about learning how to shift it correctly. I havent taken mine out yet but knowing that it will likely be a easy fix is a grate. Thank you.

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Close ratio shifts between gears on a heavy truck (non-syncro) can be easier to master than wide ratio shifts on an older car (non syncro) you don't have to wait for the engine to drop as much rpm between gears. The key is not to try and shift as fast as a modern vehicle. Air wipers are simple devices and can often be repaired easily. Some of the wiper motors can use O rings while others will need a formed seal, which can be made from O ring cord from an industrial supplier. In some cases they only need a good cleaning to work again.

Yes the one that the sister met at the door. You may remember her little rhyming greeting 😂 I think she qualifies for " boobage"