Lifting engine for installation

Use and air gap and put a 10K kevlar truck strap under the runners. I saw a motor lifted with a kevlar fan belt once. I too wondered about the motor plate, but remember its in by 4 of those puny bolts, so divide 650 lbs (guess) by 4 and you got only 163 lbs per threaded bolt. I would use the motor plate again, but safety is always paramount: NEVER go under a suspended weight and pre plan your lift so its suspended for the shortest time possible and keep the weight over the center of the hoist. Use smooth actions if you are positioning suspended loads, jerking the lift will cause the load to swing and can be disastrous. I had a cherry picker fall over very close to me and my friend, the caster got caught in a concrete seam while we were positioning it and the motor swung and tipped it right over. Crushed the pan but that was about it, but his kid was in the same spot not 30 seconds before we started (I told him to back away and Ill never forget that). Oh and we used a motor plate there too.