H/W Coil replacement

I'm replacing the unused H/W coil on a Peerless EC steam that I service, with a blank cover, new gasket and hardware. The original coil cover is disintegrating but the bolts all turn. The I/O manual does not specify a torque spec or specify coating the gasket with anything. so I'm assuming leave the gasket dry and snug the bolts evenly fill and check for leaks. The bolds are stainless so they should be fine.
Any tips based on your experience?
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Agree with @pecmsg
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After about 300 hours of operation snug them again.
Then again at one year.
The bolts won't move much but you just want to see if it does… Those gaskets seem to shrink over time. No one ever checks them so in about 3 years they start to leak and in 5 years they look like they are 30 years old. I think 25 foot pounds are tight enough if you need to do the torque wrench thing.
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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Are you torquing them to the manufacturer's spec? When I tightened most of my neutrals with a torque wrench it was more than I would have put on them with a screwdriver and I could only do it with a straight blade, that combo robertson/straight could never reliably take the spec with a robertson without camming out. I think they designed the part then tested to figure out what torque was needed for it to stay tight over the life of the panelboard 20 years later. I really need to get that combo robertson/straight bit that Milwaukee makes.
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Some receptacles and switches now a Philips or a straight blade don't fit really well. I bought a Klein #731-4 and 732-4. They are like a combo Robertson and straight blade. I can't tell the difference between the two.
But they fit.
Why the hell am I still buying tools? I am supposed to be getting rid of stuff.
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We were always told with electrical stuff to tighten them then go back later and tighten again.
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