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I remember managing to get one from Mack, memory is hazy so I don't know 100% how far back that was (I only worked there for four years, why is it so hard to remember?!)

TamerX is where I got the last EPA04 MP7 cooler from. They were also the most reliable for the ASET AC EGR cooler too. PAI I think has it too.

In the past, we had some failed EGR coolers causing oil and coolant to mix, I wasn't sure how that happened but it went away with a new cooler kit. There's no telling if there was another problem that reappeared later but wasn't brought to us though.

The internet as a whole has improved a lot for society, and this is but one way it has. The modern freight/shipping situation is on average so much better than how my parents and especially grandparents told me, the internet being partially responsible. The downside of the internet is how distracting it can be, but that's honestly more of a social media problem than "internet." What I wish is that people would understand that a part being a day late (making it two days' worth of waiting) is incredible, where not that long ago it would have been a week before we got it. I remember as a kid having to ride everywhere with my dad trying to find one specific thing because online ordering wasn't exactly a thing yet. Human progress is incredible isn't it?

I've seen several VNL's over the years with the X15 in it, so I assume that it is still an option there. As for the VNH (Volvo's Granite), I don't think it's an option. They are probably going with that new X12 like the Mack trucks.

Wow, that's a great looking truck for being unrestored! Repowered with a Big Cam, that's an awesome combination of old school transmission and somewhat modern engine in an old Mack! I've had an interest in the west coast logging industries, so this was a real treat to see this Tuesday morning. Welcome aboard!

Not anymore good buddy, I can look up Volvo parts but only for trucks in my company's fleet.

The MD is super popular right now, and for good reason. Solid powerplant (Cummins B6.7, Allison automatic), easy to work on (actual exterior hood latches, headlamps are sealed beam, Cummins used more than one brain cell when designing the motor, etc), and it exists in a market where getting your CDL is expensive and tedious. Most of the MD's I've seen do not require a CDL to drive as the GVWR is below 26,000lbs. They have great power and are very easy to drive, which surprised me when I drove one.

That extended warranty is huge, wow.

Oh boy, I hadn't heard of that. Doesn't sound like the best idea, since my pickup already doesn't let me regen while in park supposedly because of the exhaust temperatures. Let's go ahead and make the already blistering hot exhaust even hotter!

Diesel is slowly going down around here. As of this morning, it is $4.76 at the station I prefer to fill up at, but stations all over are clinging to the $5 range. Better than before, but still a long ways to go...

It's infuriating and just plain sad that it's getting more common, and is just being pushed harder and harder by all the tech corporations. Youtube is just about unusable without any adblockers now, you get nonstop ads on nearly every video now, and the videos that show up in your feed are usually trash. Facebook is full of AI generated content, probably because the average user doesn't have the same tech/internet experience as someone closer to my age, making it easier to trick them. Everything on the internet as a whole now is intended to attract and capitalize on your attention, and it blows. Spending less time on the internet and more time in reality is much, much better for us as people, I can promise you that.

My favorite videos when I'm in the mood are KT3406E's. That guy is a wizard with Cat motors and is honestly hilarious whether he intends to be or not. His most recent video about getting two 3406E core engines to run after buying from a mine wholesale was really cool to watch. If someone out there posted videos of similar but with Mack, I would absolutely follow it.

That's the kind of news I needed this morning, glad to hear it!

I forget how many there are under there, it depends on the year too. There were usually two part numbers, one ending in a 116, the other 118, that were for different PSI's. My helpfulness kind of comes to an end there...