01_Cummins_4x4

Thanks for the valuable info Threadzy! I still have a nice set of EGT and BOOST gauges in a 2 pod pillar mount, but will want to get a matching fuel pressure gauge and a triple gauge a pillar pod mount. They are ISSPRO gauges.

I just bought the Quadzilla tuner with a new fuel sensor from DAP. I noticed that there's a brass valve that came with the fuel sensor, but I haven't looked at it enough to know what it's for yet. I've only ever installed and used the Edge Juice with Attitude on my Cummins pickups, so this is a totally new and foreign tuner to me. I'll be removing my older (most likely first generation - silver display and smaller screen) Edge Juice w/Attitude tuner that is currently on my pickup when I bought it last December and installing the Quadzilla. I plan to hopefully install it with the module in the cab if possible to minimize any Bluetooth issues with my Android tablet that I will be using with it. Is the stock tune good enough to start out with? My engine is stock with the HX35 turbo and NV5600 trans with aftermarket clutch setup, except for S&B air filter system, AFE intake horn, 4" full exhaust, and 100 HP DAP SAC injectors. I'm installing a new Fel Pro headgasket, XOTIC head studs, and new NAPA t-stat just as soon as I get my head back from the machine shop either tomorrow or Friday. I was thinking of installing some gauges on the left a pillar so that I can monitor boost, trans temp, etc., but wanted your thoughts on this setup, and any advice as to where to start with tuning on the Quadzilla, or if someone already has a tune that will work with my mods and trans.

Do we as forum members still get a discount on the Quadzilla Adrenaline? I cannot find anything about it lately to verify the discount, or the small percentage that goes to help with the forums here. Thanks!

Another aspect of climate change, is all of the forest fires that are burning so huge and hot that they create their own weather pattern. Here in Oregon with the Southern Oregon fire this summer burning over 400k acres, it was nothing but smoke in the air 24x7. The NE Oregon fire was burning at the same time so there was no reprieve from constant thick smoke in the air at all times. I will say this about the forest fires. If the stupid government and liberal tree huggers would let the loggers go in and clear out the downfall and dead trees just to thin that out of the forests, we wouldn't have these huge forest fires that last all summer. We never had them like this when I was a kid, because the loggers kept the forests cleaned up and clear of rapid burning fuel (dead trees and the blown down trees). The spotted owl in Oregon and Washington is not a native bird and was supposedly from Canada. I hunt and fish and believe in wildlife conservation to help manage our herds and ensure that native species can survive in the ecosystems, but invasive species don't need the same protections.

You'd have to be able to look at the torque converter and see if it looks OEM or maybe has any identifying labels or part numbers on it. Pulling the pan might let you look at parts of the clutch packs, valve body, solenoids, etc., to see if anything looks aftermarket there. Look in the pan for any bigger than normal debris. How long has it been since a filter change and refill? It could just be the stuck valve in the valve body causing the delayed 4th gear shift. I've bought a complete 700R4 trans rebuild/upgrade kit from Oregon Performance Transmission before, and they are very knowledgeable and helpful. Look at this kit; https://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com/product/OPT-A518-A618-EL.html

So which brand of gasket should a person buy if it's not a Cummins gasket? I read Mahle head gaskets suck.

The 2007 and 2008 Cummins share the same ECM model from what I researched, and were prone to have crappy solder joints in them which caused ECM failures. My buddy's 2007.5 all of sudden one day just died on the road. He just had instrument gauges, headlights, radio, and heater controls, but no crank, no start, no fuel pump. I replaced the ECM with one programmed to his VIN from one of the ECM/PCM vendors, and it fired right up and has been running great since.

My buddy with the 2007.5 Dodge Cummins 4x4 ST 1 ton pickup wants to know if I can add factory cruise control to his pickup. He's tired of having to drive it on long trips without cruise control. If it's possible, do I just need to get a new steering wheel and clock spring, and the required parts for under the hood, and add it with my AlfaOBD tool, or does he need to get a TIPM with cruise control functionality built in it? I don't know if there are any aftermarket solutions to adding cruise control to a 3rd gen Dodge pickup or not.

On my buddy's 2007.5 Cummins 6.7 and G56 1 ton 4x4 pickup, I installed the following last summer on the front end, and it made it steer better than any other 3rd gen Dodge 4x4 pickup that he's been in; Redhead steering box with upgraded bearings Borgeson Universal 000951 - Borgeson Universal Telescoping Steering Shafts Bilstein 33-170794 - Bilstein B8 5100 Series Steering Stabilizers Mopar Replacement 52122362AL - Mopar Replacement T-Style Rod and Link Steering Upgrade Kits Mopar Replacement 68039930AA - Mopar Replacement Pitman Arms Synergy Suspension adjustable trailing/control arms New top and bottom ball joints Then I added trans coolers to his G56 and changed fluids in both diffs, trans, and transfer case. A couple months ago his starter wiped out his ring gear on his South Bend clutch flywheel, so I ordered a new ring gear for it. Heated it up on the Traeger for about 10 minutes and it dropped right on the flywheel. I used my scotch lock gasket remover discs to freshen up the face of the flywheel and installed a brand new pilot shaft bearing, throw-out bearing, and new shift fork. A month and half ago I changed out his whole A/C system except for the evaporator core due to a failed compressor. This summer I just changed his front end with new axle u-joints and the Yukon lockout hub conversion kit.

@Blueox01 How are the Xotic head studs working out for you? Any issues?

So is the Cummins head gasket is considered to be the best one to buy nowadays? How do you tell if you are getting the newer revised Cummins head gasket vs the older one that had blow out issues?

Dripley, When you changed your head gasket, did you have any issues with the head - cracks or warpage?

Is the Cummins head gasket still the best/most reliable one to use? Does the updated Cummins head gasket have the same part # as the older one that was known for failing a lot? I know ARP makes great stuff, but I've heard that some people are using XOTIC head studs and have had good luck with them. Has anyone here used the XOTIC head studs and can provide some info about them? My head gasket is just leaking a little bit of coolant from the front passenger side like some others have noticed on their rigs. It's not leaking internally or mixing with the oil, and my pickup doesn't run hotter than 193-195*. I'm going to see if the head bolts are still torqued to specs on those front head bolts, since I bought my pickup in Dec 2020, and haven't looked at the head bolts yet.

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Check the u-joints in your front axles, in your case the front passenger axle. That shorter axle tends to receive the brunt of the force applied to it in 4wd mode. My buddy's 07 Cummins 4x4 just popped his right side front axle u-joint (brand new two summers ago) just trying to back up his 5th wheel trailer uphill in his yard while he was in 4wd low to minimize clutching his G56 too much at low speeds. Now he just ordered the Yukon free spin kit that I get to install for him when it gets here.

If you have a working FOB, then you should be able to program the 2nd one. I did that with a 99 Dodge Cummins I had that only had one FOB when I got it.

About the only way to see the clutch, is by removing the slave cylinder and put a remote camera through the hole, but you still might not get to see the clutch disk very much.

I bought a couple brand new FOBs that I can't use, and they were like $20. I found out after the fact that my 01 Sport SLT didn't come with factory alarm nor keyless entry, so I'm going to be installing a brand new Keyless entry, alarm, and remote start system into it. If you want the new FOBs I bought send me $25 and I will ship them out to you. I think a place like Batteries Plus can program the remotes for like $40.

BDK, Most likely since the truck has the alarm system, it will have the CTM (Central Timer Module) with (2) plugins in it. It's right above the gas pedal behind the kick panel. Easier way to check is to type the VIN of the truck into here and it will give you the build sheet of the options it was built with at the factory: https://www.vindecoderz.com/ It will say "alarm and keyless entry" as part of the options if it came with them from the factory. I programmed a new FOB to my 99 Cummins before but it's been a while and I don't remember if I had one FOB and just programmed the 2nd new FOB as a backup.

Mike, Are all of your grounds for all the devices you installed that get their power from the PDC, connected at the one fender bolt?

Where is the fog light fuse or relay located at in the TIPM? I didn't see a fuse spot labeled for the fog lights. Is there a specific fuse spot number or relay spot number for them in the TIPM?

My neighbor that lives across the road from my family's ranch on the mountain, has a 2007.5 Cummins 6.7 2500 4x4 pickup that I just installed a brand new Clutch, flywheel and hydraulics in it. A while back he had a different 07.5 2500 Cummins that had fog lights from the factory. He swapped the front bumper assemblies, and swapped in the headlight switch with the fog light function. He can't get the fog lights to come on. I just went into his BCM and turned the fog light functionality on, but when I press the headlight knob in to turn on the fog lights, they still don't come on. The fog lights worked when the setup was on the other 07.5 pickup. I looked in the fuse box (TIPM) but I don't see any fuses labeled for the fog lights, so I assume they run off a relay? Does anyone know if there's a fog light relay or fuse in the TIPM and which spot it's in?

Weird. The only other thing I can think of, is if someone had re-pinned the wiring connector (highly unlikely), but it could be a wiring issue between the TIPM and the steering column. I just re-read @Mopar1973Man initial post regarding testing his 2006 TIPM and had the same results with no changes. If his TIPM is the same part number as the subject truck's, then I'd think it would have the same firmware flashed in it, if they are the same trim level pickup, so that shouldn't be the issue.

I did a ton of work to my buddy's 07.5 Dodge Ram Cummins 3500 SRW 4x4 the last two summers. New ball joints New axle u-joints New shocks on all 4 corners Serviced both diffs, transfer case, and G56 with synthetic fluids TRANSCOOL_2TRANSMISSION COOLER - TRANS-COOL ('05-'18, G56) Synergy adjustable trailing arms Borgeson Universal Telescoping Steering Shafts 000951 Bilstein B8 5100 Series Steering Stabilizers 33-170794 Mopar Replacement T-Style Rod and Link Steering Upgrade Kits 52122362AL Mopar Replacement Pitman Arms 68039930AA 2879ND Redhead Steering Gear 03-08 Dodge 2500, 3500 New Design Now my buddy says that after all that work, his truck drives like a brand new one again. It's never drove as good as it does now. He said it's a pleasure to drive on trips now compared to before when it wanted to take both lanes of the highway to get down the road.

@Mopar1973Man Does the replacement stalk part number cross reference to the part number of the OEM one? I know different trim levels can have a part that only fits that particular model of vehicle.