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Dawn.. If your engine stand came with four solid chunks of steel that are to be used to bolt the engine to the stand, don't use any longer bolts than needed. Extra length will be a weaker attachment and possibly break under stress, so don't do it. I used to work in an engine swap shop, know all about engines falling off stands, etc. Before you mount the engine on a stand, pull the clutch parts off. Pay attention to the clutch disc, one side has to go towards the flywheel or your clutch will be locked up up by the springs hitting the fly wheel bolts. THE pressure plate bolts are special bolts, save them separate. You may need to pry the PP off once all eth bolts are out. Just go gentle but expect a lot of weight to fall when it does come off. Flywheel is also VERRY HEAVY!!!! Get help the first time, and don't drop it on your toes. (I forgot , if you can mark the position of th eflywheel to the crank somehow it will be handy later, as it only goes on one way. I normally pinprick with a punch two matching dots on flywheel and crank center.) THE flywheel is best removed with an air powered impact wrench as the bolts will be tight. But if yo have no air tools, you can fabricate some method of locking the flywheel from turning and use a breaker bar to loosen the bolts. If you can do this with the engine on the ground it is safer. Take those metal pieces we were talking about, and see which end is to go to the engine. Normally one end is threaded for the bolts that slide in the slots on the stand. THE other end should have little tubes your bolts go thru. I guess areal cheap one may not have those tubes, in which case you may need to add the washers to space th adaptor away from any protruberances on the rear of the engine. Most guys loosely assemble the arms to the block, then bolt the arms to the slots loosely. ONce you hae everything where all the bolts will work you will be fine. Make sure your bolts go into the block at least as many turns as the engine to bellhousing bolts did. You dont want only two or three threads, as you are asking those hopefully grade eight bolts to do a LOT. Have everything nice and tight, then lift up the engine with the adapter bolted to it, slide the upright of the stand over the adapter,install the pin, and then set everything down to the floor. Don't be less than vigilant until the engine is on the stand and the pin that locks it from rotating is in place. The first time you try to rotate the engine on the stand have help as well,as if it is off balance it could surprise you and hurt you if you are trying to hold it back from rotating. \
Be safe, and careful, and you will have no problems!
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