{"id":25711,"date":"2015-04-19T14:32:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T19:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=25711"},"modified":"2015-04-19T14:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T19:32:47","slug":"2000-gmc-safari-sle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2015\/04\/2000-gmc-safari-sle","title":{"rendered":"2000 GMC SAFARI SLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4.3L vortec engine. 6cyl.  will not start&#8230;.Here is what I did to it so far&#8230;.<br \/>\nlined up the balancer shaft, lined up new timing gear and chain, replaced the harmonic balancer which lines up with the mark on the timing cover, and put a new distributor in and set it on No.6. Now it will not start and I need to know what step I must have missed. After doing all these thing I have stated, am I suppose to set to top dead center and then set the distributor? I am lost at this time and need help. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4.3L vortec engine. 6cyl. will not start&#8230;.Here is what I did to it so far&#8230;. lined up the balancer shaft, lined up new timing gear and chain, replaced the harmonic balancer which lines up with the mark on the timing cover, and put a new distributor in and set it on No.6. 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