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I bought a 2016 Ram Cummins 2500 Crew cab short bed Laramie 4x4 on May 30th, 2026. Everything was working great until a week and a half ago, when my DEF reductant sensor started pegging empty or full repeatedly. I looked up the reductant sensor, and it was around $700. I figured that it was time for a full delete instead. I bought a complete SPELAB delete kit for $1,224 shipped - EGR valve and cooler delete, DEF, DPF, and SCR delete, and it came with a H&S Mini Maxx V2 tuner for the delete tune, and that includes Tow, Performance, and Extreme tunes. Also, I bought their 3.5" intake horn and intake manifold plate (comes with its own coil grid heater) to delete the OEM grid heater. You will definitely need the IAT sensor extension harness too. I installed the delete tune file first, as that is the recommended first step before removing any hard parts. I did that, and my check engine light for the DEF reductant sensor was gone. I ran the truck down the road to just check the Tow, Performance, and Extreme power tunes, and while I could tell they definitely modify the fuel and timing and added more power and torque. I decided to leave it on the "No Power" delete tune only. I already bought a like new Edge Juice with Attitude for the truck, so I was just going to use it for the power adder since I trust Edge tuning more than H& S Mini Maxx, since H&S has been out of business since the EPA heavily fined them in 2012 or 2013. Next, I removed the OEM intake horn (which removes the EGR valve and throttle valve), intake manifold plate and installed the grid heater delete kit. The only real PITA for that, was removing the fuel injector lines to install the intake manifold plate. Other than that, it was a pretty straightforward install. Then, I removed the EGR pipe and EGR cooler and installed the (2) EGR cooler block off plates onto the exhaust manifold. The 2nd block off plate comes predrilled and tapped for an EGT probe, which made it fast to install the Edge EGT probe. I haven't had a chance to remove my DEF tank, DPF or the SCR yet, but the truck runs really good now. I just got my Edge Juice with Attitude and my cabin air filter and door installed yesterday, so I figured sometime this next weekend, the exhaust delete kit will get installed. Full delete kit Grid heater delete kit View full Cummins article

I am leaving for two weeks (camping and fishing with a friend) to the Grand Mesa in Colorado. I will consider putting together an article when I return. All of the area on the map below is right at 10,000 feet elevation. John

Yesterday I was raking through the pile and separating lumber and debris. FedEx shows up and shuts down the tractor. Took care of FedEx, and then the tractor would start. After probing the internet looking for information. I gave up and quit for the day. Got up this morning and tore all the stuff apart and found the problem: the solenoid lead was pulled and hidden, could see it. Plug it into the starter worked. Then put it all back together. Now I'm repiling the debris, and the belt breaks, and the alarms are going off for an overheat condition. Now everything is at a stopping point again. Now I'm forced to enjoy the 4th of July and just relax being the tractor broke and now gotta wait for parts.

I can leave it right here and let you author out an article on the website. I'll give you a $10 credit on your account for article production. You create, edit, and modify anytime you wish.

We are fighting the same battle here. Fixing trucks, then now fixing the tractor so I can continue clean up of the old shop. Just lost the solenoid wire but here we are hunting for bad fuses and bad relays. Possibly a bad safety switch. Just fixed the starting problem and lost the fan belt and overheated.

Hey all just touching base been a few i got a all from a friend i nc. To come viset he is getting his 69 flh togather well long story short he shamed me into ridding my 83 fxr thought i better check s few things and put oiling system back to stock pulled apart found compensator, rotor,and stator all bad 900.00 later i had togather and packed out 60 miles from house no spark so called the wife , got home started to take 07 ultra and had noise in primary opened it up and clutch basket chain sproclet shot guess i cant complain to mush has over 170k mi. On that part so went to my 98 dodge fired it up poped right off got warmed up had to shut off and now it has a hard start when warm ishu no codes so tink my rdding season is a read test and fix season lol think of me when running roads

You have done some incredible troubleshooting! And such a simple, inexpensive solution! You came here asking for help, buy you ended up providing the help. Thank you for posting the details of your solution. Your thread will be an inspiration for others to be diligent and methodical when diagnosing difficult symptoms. @Mopar1973Man , could you save this thread in a place for easy access for anyone to read? It is an excellent read for anyone to illustrate the importance of methodical troubleshooting. It could be titled something like, "Why Methodical Symptom Diagnoses is so Important" - followed by an introduction from you. John

Glade you found the problem. It's the simple problem that that makes a thing hard. I've had a fuse do the same thing years ago, it to drove me crazy.

Well I finally figured it out & got the truck repaired. After inspecting the ASD circuit & relay & finding all OK (which goes directly to & from the PCM), I rechecked the power & ground circuits to the PCM. I did not have voltage at the battery + connector pin. Traced that back to joint connector 2 in the PDC & then on to the 20 amp J-Case #3 fuse. Keep in mind, I checked these wires to the PCM previously & had voltage at that battery + pin. I found that the fuse was not burnt from overload, but cracked & intermittently working. It even looked fine through the top clear cover. I pulled it to check closely & with a DVM to check continuity. It would beep off & on when I wiggle the leads around. That's how & when I found the crack. I installed a new fuse, reconnected everything, & it's working great now. Have a good day fellas.

I want to start a thread and see if any of you guys have tractors, and what do you use to service your tractor parts and supply-wise? These are the Wix numbers, but we all know it will cross over to NAPA just as easily. I'm going to hold to the UDT2 fluid that Kubota uses for now till I get some research. I'm already enjoying the fact of being able to move dirt now and straighten out the yard and get rid of all the trash pile out here.

Finally got my materials together to do a service on the new-to-us but 2018 M62 Kubota backhoe. Since I was pulling all the body off the engine finding out that the doghouse panels are missing clips and are tie-wired on. I upgraded to racing zipties. I replaced some old-looking Kubota filters on this machine. I dumped the little 9-quart engine, which actually has 2 drain plugs, because the front driveshaft is running right up the middle of the oil pan. Boy, it's tough to spin off the filter when you can't find your oil filter wrenches. Mark found them for me. Fuel filter: no problem with a filter wrench. That one seems to need to be pretty tight to keep it from weeping and hard starts. Air filters: there are two filters, an inner and an outer filter. I just opted for full replacements of all filters. Am I waiting till after the 4th of July to run to Lewiston for some UDT2 fluid for Kubota, unless anyone knows of something better? Locally, no one sells the Kubota UDT2 fluid. I've called and looked in different shops, even at the shops that service equipment. I love the built in jacks. 🤣😂🤣😂

Yeah, that is one of my fully dressed up green photos. Thanks for the comment. Clutch slipping? No. I've only got Beast (2002 Dodge Ram 2500) and Thor (2006 Dodge Ram 3500 single) I'm wanting to rebuild Thor and make it my next truck for working with. Beast is retired to pulling the RV now. Going to try and get started doing the same thing. I've been out chasing filters and fluids for this 2018 Kubota M62.

Could you write an article on your experience of said delete? Source of products? Etc.

I just deleted my 16 Ram 2500 Cummins, with a non-Banks intake manifold with grid heater, and intake plate, and the egr valve and cooler delete. I still need to install the DPF, DEF, and SCR delete yet. I know Banks makes great products, but if you think about the size of the intake manifold, and Banks claiming theirs flows the most CFM, it's still gonna hit the intake chamber in the head, where that will be the bottleneck. The intake chamber can only flow the same amount of air unless you buy a head that's been ported or modified to flow more cfm than the stock head. I just couldn't justify spending $720+ for an intake manifold when my whole delete kit was $1,225 for tuner with delete tune and performance tunes, and EGR, DPF, DEF, SCR delete. My DEF reductant sensor started being wonky and constantly flopping back and forth between empty and full. A new sensor was like $700+, so I bit the bullet and deleted my truck a little sooner than expected.

Nice find for sure, I have seen his billet grille emblems in another 2nd gen group I follow but doesnt seam very responsive

Found a guy on a facebook group that is making billet parts for 2nd gen trucks. These things look amazing! Really cool find! Been trying to join the group but I have to (answer the questions - if you've joined a group you know what I'm talking about), to get approved and well its bugged and I cant join for some reason. If you look up Lowered 2nd gen ram (group) you'll find where he's at, and if you can join - well let me know. Guys name is Raul Duenas He has more pics lurking in that group, little bit of everything. I don't know the guy but if your interested hit him up!

Hey guys and gals. I have a backseat up for grabs in camel (k9) trim code. It needs cleaned up but no tears. I replaced all my interior to agate and no longer need this and hey its FREE!! im in boise and travel up to garden valley and McCall area often

I thought you didn't even do the work on your transmission. Fall out comment shhhhh lets not go there. I think 48re has a tv drive motor instead of cable. Power Driven diesel in utah is great source for 47 48 information. Ive spent time on tge phone with him.. Ounce i started making phone calls i gained far more information than what is on forumns. Dynamic and i also probly spent an hour on tge phone. Hes great guy full of information years of it. A source that popped out of nowhere was transgo. I did a full valve body reprogram this goes far beyon a basic shift kit. I was in over my head. Called transgo literally in tears. He walked me through it step by step dug in his years of 47re notes to talk about what he and his customers found to work. Talked about my expectations how i use the truck what tourge convertor the stall. Transmission internals so much help was given to me by transgo. These people are valuable beyond what words can explain and the are not posting on forumns or face book. Mike also falls under this value umbrella his forumn though a huge pain the *** has been collecting information as mike learns and grows as a cummins nut as well many others who contribute they're years of knowledge gained on these great trucks we love. Getting off the internet and making phone calls was an incredible eye opener for me. They in my mind are virtually gods and are willing to share everything they learned. Also for what its worth the 47 can hold far more power than the nv4500 or g56. If your building a truck with real power you just dont use a manual

The delivery date is tomorrow.

Great investment! That kubota equipment is super reliable. Look forward to seeing the upcoming progress of the property.

Part of why im here is i saw your picture in my phone going through my contacts. I think its green though lol. Definitely a good look on you. No 5th gear is still happy. Truck is only sporting power or slighly less power than it left the factory with. You got a 7.3 didnt you? My 98 is currently at husky auto in boise getting tail lights all buttoned up on the hillsborrow bed. My coyote f150 has been my work truck for the last few years. The 02 dodge is pretty much retired to just firewood duty. My old mans pretty much retired so im kinda a one man show in the excavation scene. The t800 does 99% of the machine moving now. I have no desire to even yank a 10k skidsteer around with pickups. I haul both the 10t excavator and skidsteer on the t800 together and often tow my pickup to the next jobsite. Looking to upgrade to around a 30k excavator sometime soonish. Right now im in parma doing dirt work on a 50x60 shop on a hillside moving lots of dirt.

Oh good, what you bringing back with ya?