Redhawk, there is one problem with posting reference material. It's a little thing called confidentiality agreements. Don't expect to see pictures from inside Ford assembly plants either. Picture taking is generally not allowed.
Back to engine testing. The engines travel down the assembly lines on pallets. Different plants have different types of pallets depending on how things are set up. The engines/pallets are pulled off the line into the testing bay. Obviously they must be full of oil already but I can't remember if they are primed. It sure wouldn't be hard to do.
Since they are not in vehicles, fuel, coolant, exhaust, intake and wiring hookups are required. The engine is then started and run for a short period (maybe 3 min) with certain parameters being monitored. Then you put the engine/pallet back on the assembly line for any remaining items.
