Patent ID: 7726182

Claim:
An engine test assembly for engaging an engine hoist and supporting an engine while it is being run, said assembly including: an elongated and horizontally orientated front support having a pair of opposite ends; a pair of coupling sleeves being mounted on said front support; a pair of elongated and horizontally orientated lateral supports, each of said lateral supports having a first end and a second end, each of said coupling sleeves receiving one of said first ends of said lateral supports; a pair of receiving members being positioned on said front support, ends of the hoist being extendable into said receiving members to stabilize the hoist with respect to the front support; a pair of vertical mounts, each of said second ends having one of said vertical mounts attached thereto; a pair of post members, each of said vertical mounts receiving one of said post members and securing said post members to an associated one of said lateral supports; a pair of engine supports each including a top end and bottom end, said bottom ends engaging said front support, said top ends of said engine supports being abuttable against the engine to hold the engine above said front support; and a pair of lower supports, each of said post members having one of said lower supports positioned thereon, each of said lower supports including a flange engageable with the engine or a radiator on the engine.