If your engine is still on the hoist, It's going to be difficult to turn the flywheel without the engine moving around on you and maybe breaking free and dropping on your foot. That would ruin your day (and your foot). When I did mine, I GENTLY set the engine on its side. Then I pulled the plugs and grabbed hold of the flywheel and was able to turn it fairly easily to access the bolts for the clutch. Wear gloves, those ring gear teeth bite sometimes!
Your stand is plenty heavy enough for your engine. I read somewhere that the stovebolt six weighs around 750 lbs, but I'm not totally sure about that. Once you get the bellhousing off, just bolt the rear of the block to the stand, and you are set to go for the rest of the disassembly! I bought some freezer bags with labels to keep all the nuts, bolts and other small parts from getting lost or mixed up. The last thing you need at reassembly time is a coffee can full of nuts and bolts, and no idea which go where! :mad: Or, if you have the machine shop build your engine, they will thank you a thousand times over, and charge you less labor!
Steve
