Brent, the only reason to remove the fan belt is to make the engine easier to turn by hand - don't have to do it. Same thing for the rocker stands, just takes more load off when turning the motor. Leave at least one on to hold the cam in place. All this is only recommended to be able to turn the motor backwards VERY carefully and precisely to avoid nicking that lower chain guide when going backwards. Again turning it backwards a bit to get the cord out can be safely done if you are very careful and SLOW. And yeah, I'd probably do it if I didn't have access to a good compressor. I just hate to wake up in the night worrying about something - OCD I guess.

And, as luck would have it, I changed plugs yesterday - and #5 was pretty oily.
Hope you're not a jinx - Ha.

Good luck,
DG