[olddog]

Try to preserve evidence, as you take it apart. We are especially interested in the intake gasket and the head gaskets.

With a modern day digital camera, pictures are practically free to take and store. Get several pictures at each step of every part, before you take it out.

Secondly try to keep track of where everything came from. It's easier when you have a large bench, so you can lay out all the pieces like an advertisement of a rotating assembly is pictured. A permanent marker can be used especially for pistons. This could come in handy if it is rebuild-able or parts are re-usable, for they guy who assembles it. Bolts in cans or zipper bags with a label.

Make sure you do not mix up main caps. Each rod cap fits that particular rod. It's best to mark them before you remove them. They are likely already marked, if so you do not need to mark them again, just understand the marking convention used.