Nice old unit! That would be a D11000 engine/power unit, same engine as in the Diesel Seventy-Five.
That is a after cooler, to condense as much water out of the air as the ambient temp will allow.
"i reject your reality and substitute my own" - adam savage. i suspect my final words maybe "well shit, that didnt work"
instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality