Any good tips for firing up motor on engine stand?

My stand works great... It's all fabircated by me (and looks it...lol) but it works. The engine is high enough to drop the pan or replace a leaking freeze plug. Has different configurations for big or small block - haven't gotten a six to do yet. I use bellhousings and flywheels, and it has it's own ignition hook ups for MP or points, oil pressure and temp gages... and it's beefy enough to be easy to push on my dirt. I built it to be able to safely break in cams and easillydebug the stupid crap that can happen (like that freeze plug comment).