[ERA Chas]

El,
I am in LONG ISLAND. You, in Houston, would hear my scream!
Update: The re-inspection has proven it dry. No screams. Took it out again and put maybe 100 fairly hard miles on it yesterday, (80 degrees) returned and put it on ramps and still dry and clean after cool down.
I did check the nuts again and found they all needed another maybe 1/8th or less turn each, evenly.
For sure the Motorcraft silicone, Milodons and a flat pan rail works.
Unusual that your Armondo is contacted by the main bolts. Did that happen with your previous pan? Does the Armondo have a flat, billet style rail?
My Canton has the stamped ribs and much less contact area that can flex when torqued than a cast or billet pan rail. That's what I hate about it although it's a good RR pan otherwise. It's the same reason I switched from stamped Pentroof valve covers to the cast aluminum Cobras-perfectly flat and no leaks.
Billet Fabrications makes beautiful aluminum pans with wide, flat billet rails-love 'em but too much $$ and I'm nervous about an aluminum pan 3 1/4" from the ground. There's some scary dings on my steel Canton...
Please post your results here.