Can a modern car engine fit inside an old car? If it does, can it work?
Fitting the engine in won’t be a problem. As you noted, older cars are larger with plenty of space in the engine bay. The problem you’ll have is making the newer engine work in the older car. Newer cars have multiple sensors, computers, and subsystems for traction and stability controls, transmission controls, anti-lock braking, and in some Cadillacs, even electronic controls for the shock absorbers.The bummer part is that if you remove some or all of these subsystems, the engine management system may not function properly to run the engine normally.A better option for your purpose would be to buy what is called a “crate motor”, which is a motor specifically designed to be used in multiple types of vehicles. GM makes crate motors, and sells them through Chevrolet dealerships. Here’s one that might interest you:LSA Crate Engine - Race EngineThe LSA V8 is the same motor used in the Cadillac CTS-V, and if you add the “connect and cruise” option, it would be relatively easy to drop this motor into an older car.
I put a little oil in where my power steering fluid goes. Will it ruin my car?
If you put a little motor oil in, chances are no harm will be done. It will be good to have the system cleaned out, flushed and new fluid put in when the chance arrives, but I would not sweat it. Motor oil has many of the properties of hydraulic oil, with a higher viscosity (it’s thicker). A little will do no harm. It will not damage seals, nor will it be incompatible with the hydraulic oil that is in there now (power steering fluid or maybe ATF such as Dexron III or type F), as it all comes from the same base stock.In short, carry on - nothing to see here.
How much does it cost to replace a torque converter?
More, probably, than you think it should. The torque converter itself is relatively inexpensive, but the labor is extensive; either the engine or the transmission (or both) needs to be completely removed from the vehicle to get that job done. The job is far less expensive for a rear-wheel-drive vehicle than for front-wheel-drive or four-wheel drive because the transmission can relatively easily be removed far enough to replace the torque converter while the vehicle is on a split four-point lift or up on jack stands.There's also one hidden cost: If the torque converter gets replaced, then the entire transmission and its cooler should be thoroughly flushed and the filter replaced.As long as the transmission is out, it may well be worth doing to rebuild it at the same time; this saves on removal / reinstallation labor costs. If the torque converter has failed, the transmission itself is probably nearly due for a rebuild anyway.
How do I bypass power steering pump and completely get rid of it?
What do you mean when you say that the pump can't be repaired or replaced? If it's a matter of not being able to afford to fix it or you can't get the parts, then you are probably going to be without a truck for a while until you can get it fixed properly. While it may technically be possible to do away with the power steering, it is most likely going to be more difficult and more expensive than making repairs (if you want it to be safe at all).Vehicles that have power steering simply aren't designed to be driven without it. You will cause damage to other steering components such as the rack or gearbox. Not only that, but vehicles are geared differently now. The steering on a non powered vehicle was designed to function without hydraulics. Without power, a modern system's steering radius is affected greatly, they literally can't turn as far without power.The heavier the vehicle, the harder it is to steer without power. In particular, I would not attempt to drive any pickup(or larger vehicle) on the road without power steering. There's simply to much risk.There are only two times when I would even consider driving a vehicle with failed power steering:In an emergency. Either I need to get the vehicle home, or I need to get someone to a hospital and have no other options.It's a farm vehicle, the only thing I use it for is moving a few tools around a field.I've had to move two modern vehicles with failed power steering. The first was a Honda Civic that wouldn't run. We dragged it about ten miles with me steering the car. It was really hard to turn at all, and that was with a fairly lightweight car. Afterwards it felt like I'd spent the entire day weightlifting, just from a short drive.The other vehicle was my friend's Dakota pickup. I went out with him to get the truck. The pump had failed and we needed to get it back to his house so that we had space and tools to work with. We got it started, he hopped in to drive, and I followed in my car. I followed him right up until he plowed into a tree on a particularly sharp turn. He simply couldn't make the turn without power steering. He ended up with a tow bill, body shop bill, the repair bill for the pump, and a hospital visit on top. That's why I will never recommend doing away with power steering on a vehicle.
What causes fuses to blow?
Various reasons can cause a fuse to repeatedly blow. A fuse is placed in a circuit as a safety measure and is expected to blow if the conditions against which it is to guard are violated. The conditions under which fuses may blow repeatedly are as follows:wrong power rating of fuse- a fuse placed at a certain point in a circuit monitors the current passing through that point and is rated as such to prevent a flow in excess of the limit that might be detrimental to the well-being of the circuit elements beyond that point, however, putting the wrong rating of fuse (under-rated) might cause it to give in even under normal circuit conditions.abnormal circuit conditions- there may be short circuit or abnormal conditions due to some failure which might be causing the circuit to draw heavily on the system in excess of nominal value rated for the circuit.wrong type of fuse- some circuits are designed to be protected by a slow blow fuse and this can be a problem if one replaces with a fast blow fuse. Under certain given conditions, a circuit may have a reason to delay the cutting off of power till some modules are operated into rest position and thus necessitate a slow blow fuse to cater for that and this must still be replaced with one of the same kind for good operation of the circuit and to have the desired effect.dead short-circuit : some component might be failing under load (perhaps due to overheating or something) and creating a path of less resistance and thus causing the circuit current to rise to above critical levels and subsequently blowing the fuse. It might be an intermittent fault that will need to be put under observation. Some trouble-shooting tip might be to have a can of cool-jet or some other compound to give cooling effect to spray on suspicious components to find out the culprit, if it is a case of overheating.