Can I lift my fully assembled 502 with accessories with a carb lifting plate bolted to an aluminum manifold.I'm concerned that the bolts would pull out.I have a lifting sling but to many things in the way to get bolted up.

Thanks Nordic95

i did my 577tall decks that way, my studs are lock tighted into the intake and i tightened them well before lifting it up, no problems

I prefer to use lifting rings on dressed motors

Nordic,
I had the same question last week when I had a 468 pulled out. The carb lifting plate worked OK, even with the exhaust manifolds still on. I was nervous about stripping the manifold-but it worked OK!

phil did ya sell your 577's

no im gonna run em til the end of the month then they are really for sale, ive had a few people want them but i wasnt ready to yank em out til my blower mills are ready cuz its boating weather here in fl. mark at mer promised they will be ready on the fifteen of next month so want to pull these the 7th or 8th of next month after the ft meyers pr. they run sweet and only have 25 hours on em.