Ian, thank you for this. I will put it to good use as I set about removing the engine from my Traction.
It’s good that you used a clean engine etc., so you can actually SEE what’s going on. If I were to try such a thing, it would be a waste of time, as the nuts are buried under years of grime or covered in rust!
Your wooden engine stand looks like just the thing. Unfortunately, I can’t find the drawings. My old maintenance manual has a drawing of a metal engine stand. Not easy to decipher, and less easy to build than your simple wooden stand.