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Thanks for the feedback, I'm excited to upgrade.

Since we're on the subject of starters; what are your opinions on starter upgrades say from Powermaster? I still have my original starter and I'm considering an upgrade to go with my new GEP motor.

This is the best I could do. Same side as the starter but a little bit forward of it. The motor is sitting on a wooden crate that my new GEP came on so I couldn't get to the exact location of the starter. I imagine the spacing is uniform. If someone has a oil pan gasket that might be better...

Are your glow plugs working? I once swapped computers in a truck between an "F" vin truck and "S" vin truck to see what would happen. The glow plugs would not activate with the foreign computer...just thinking you should confirm activation of the glow plugs.

Oh, and mine is a 6 lug.

You are correct, I just ordered kit for the k1500 (which is what mine is) and slightly modified the brackets for the larger axle tubes.

Check your ground wires. Sounds like the computer is losing ground intermittently.

They don't. I have a 91/2" semi-float rear end.

Yes, EGR, MAF & CAT.

Stainless Steel Brake Corporation (SSBC) rear disc brake conversion. To ak, yeah it's kinda of anemic in stock form, I have all the parts to make it into a "F" VIN setup just haven't got to it yet.

You ought to see the topside! Fresh GEP engine. Truck has 93k, original engine got a crack in the #8 cylinder.

I have a 1998 K1500 (6.5 diesel), hope this helps.

I'm not sure, I sure someone here will be able to answer that for you. I responded to ask you to post a picture here once you have it completed, good luck!

I would consider to just run it. Given the location, I don't foresee any catastrophic failure potential. Besides, how long have you been running it anyway? Meanwhile, keep an eye out for a replacement.

A gear oil saturated brake pad can become sticky and bind up the brakes from releasing.

Since there is gear oil at the driver side brakes...it's most likely an axle seal gone bad causing your rear differential to be low on oil which is causing the sound you are hearing. You didn't mention the mileage on the truck, how it is used or which rear axle you have or whether it is a 1500...

The positive to this situation is that the starter bolts are not broken. Having the starter brace is imperative to this engine. Too many times has the starter brace been deleted and starter bolts or the block where the starter bolts up is broken and turned into a massive paperweight.

If you could report back with a few photos, that would be awesome.

Did you replace the resistor that slides into the PMD when you swapped it? I'm Not sure if that will cause a "no start" but I was just thinking through the steps.

Sounds like solid advice, thanks.