05-05-15, 02:24 PM
No special tools needed. I used assorted blocks of wood together with longer bits of wood to use as levers to take the weight. The problem with a hoist is that the frame gets in the way. A jack can be handy though.
A bit of carpet from the footwell of my car served as protection for the frame, though a couple of layers of duct tape wrapped around the frame rails might have been a better idea.
I had a square of plywood on top of some bricks to the side so I could wriggle the engine out and keep it at the same level, but am a nine stone weakling and was doing the job on my own so you'll probably not find it too hard if someone's giving you a hand.
Fuel pump... never actually tried bypassing it. I'd expect it to idle fine and even run ok with a full tank, but once the level gets down a bit the flow wouldn't be enough for full throttle.