| Also known as | 70 1462, 70-1462, E11462 |
| Diagram | Fig. 7 — E/S TIMING COVER GEARS · ref 13 |
| Subsystem | engine bottom |
| Listed in parts books | 1971, 1974, 1976–1980, 1983, 1985 |
GASKET - POINT COVER
Gasket that seals the points cover on the timing case, keeping moisture and dirt out of the contact breaker.
71-1462 is the gasket that seals the small points cover on the timing case, right where the contact breaker lives. It's a thin sealing piece, not a mechanical part, but it does real work keeping road grime and moisture out of the points cavity so the ignition timing stays clean and consistent.
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This one shows up in the parts books under the TIMING COVER AND CONTACT BREAKER figure across catalog entries running from the early '70s into 1980, so it's a long-running number in the unit-twin lineup. The older factory number for this same gasket was 70-5049, and you'll also see it written as 70 1462 or under the E11462 form in some records — all the same physical part.
It's a cheap thing to keep on hand relative to the trouble a leaking or missing points cover gasket can cause down the line, since it's what keeps the points from getting fouled by water or dirt working past the cover.
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