If I run the engine with no fluid in the power steering pump, will it be damaged? I don't intend to drive the vehicle (or turn the steering wheel), but I would like to start the engine, but the high pressure hose from the power steeting pump to the cooler won't be hooked up (It's damaged and I need to buy another one. But at $125 for a new hose, I want to make sure the used engine I'm installing will run before spending more money).

 

The fluid lubricates the pump, do you really want to run it without fluid? That's up to you, I would not.
What's wrong with the hose? I had mine repaired at a place that makes up hydraulic hoses for all kinds of machines, it cost me pennies compared to a new one.

 

The hose could probably be repaired (it's just damaged threads), but it's a timing issue for me. I'm renting a car during the motor swap, so the more time I take to get little things fixed, the more the rental costs. I'm going to work on the threads tonight and see if I can fix them. They're M16 1.5p, so dies aren't readily available (the only one I found locally was in a set at Harbor Freight that costs $75).

 

Check at DAP, they go for $75. http://www.dap-inc.com/
Yeah, metric dies are a bitch to get. I pulled a fast one on HF, I needed to clean a thread and got the set, used it for less than 5 minutes and took it back. Not honest, but heck sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

 

Try this guy for a used part:
http://www.landroversonly.com/forums...isco-ii-41361/