Burton, When the engine goes top dead centre (TDC) you can use a screw driver to lever it free instead of removing the engine. lt'll scratch your flywheel but it'll get scratched in use so don't worry about that.
You want to lever it off the chassis in the direction the starter wheel turns. This is so the piston starts near the top and comes down then back up. Hopefully it will have built up enough momentum that it doesn't tdc again.
Hope this helps.
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