Engine run stand questions

I am looking at breaking in my engine in about a month or so. I will be doing it on a run stand that I built, so this is the first motor I broke in outside the car. I plan on using a smoke machine to make sure no vacuum leaks, prime the oil before start up and etc... My question is about the torque converter. Being that the flywheel is on it, can I run it on there with no fluid in it? I assume that would be fine as the transmission is not hooked up to it. Other then a safety issue, do I...

Engine run stand questions
Author: jake