Was planning to reseal the top and bottom with Loctite 574. Ordered it on the 12th and still not here. Got tired of waiting and had spare time so I did the following…
Pulled the FD again

no fun in a hot garage. Note the screw yellow paint marks:
Got lucky and found a T27 bit in my box. My guess is the screws are T27 or T28. Nothing else came close to working. Anyway was able to turn each screw just a tad:
Compare these paint marks to the same ones above. Moved just a bit.
Reinstalled and did a fuel pump only pressure test followed by a good 40 minute drive. Dry as a bone:
Still no Loctite. Now I don’t need it