Paul, what page on which maintenance manual?
[I found your instruction in the pre-A-D manual, Step 17. What year is the truck/engine in-question in this post?]

Here is an illustration of the engine "lift kit".
Here are the lifting locations/instructions in the Shop Manual.

I have done it many times, with and without the transmission attached to the engine, using a "load-leveler" and a long-arm hoist (shop crane).
This leveller might work, however, I use this one.

Last edited by tclederman; 03/17/2019 3:05 PM. Reason: added links to pre A-D manual
Tim
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1954 3106 Carryall Suburban
1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic
The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.