ok... here's the deal... did some dyno tuning about 3 weeks ago to get the carb & timing dialed in. Did about 12 dyno runs over a 4 hour period. Went to a meet a few days later. Put the big, oval air cleaner on for show. It must've loosened up on the way home, driving into a very strong head wind. Air cleaner rotated ~ 45 degrees & rubbed against hood, not sure for how long (50 miles max). Swapped the K&N round unit back in & later noticed fuel leakage. Some was probably due to carb bowls & fuel lines (A&N) not being snugged properly after the dyno tune. Snugged everything up & seemed to be ok.
But on the past few outings, after a drive, I hear a "ting, ting, ting, ting" upon shutoff. No drips or puddles under car. Have localized it to the head/header area on the driver's side. The frequency dissipates as the engine cools (does it for about 5 to 10 minutes- only on the driver's side). No white smoke when running,
oil is clean, no significant loss of coolant in puke tank.
Tonight, I noticed a small amount of green fluid (approx. 1/4 tsp) and am assuming it's coolant, in between two of the intake runners.
I'd like to go all 'round the engine & make sure everything is torqued properly... carb, intake, valve covers, heads, headers, etc. before I blow the alarm whistle.
Where can I find torque specs & sequences for the various components?
can most of this info be obtained from the individual manufacturers websites?
And besides torquing the individual items, what order should I follow (heads, then intake, then carb, then headers or other?
Also, would like recommendations for good torque wrenches...
Here's all the particulars-
Dart aluminum Windsor block (bored & stroked to 427 ci)
Holley Street Avenger 770 carb
Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake
AFR-225 heads
2" dia. headers, fabbed by Keith Craft (Plano,TX)
Thanks-