@TerryG wrote:
If and when my starter motor fails again, I will then be able to start the car.
OK, if Andy hasn’t got one I can be persuaded to part with mine as I don’t use it (can’t to start my car, tried in France last year but with the electronic dizzy can’t manually retard the ignition)
For tappet adjustment etc. I find it easier to jack the car on the left front, put it in 3rd gear and turn the road wheel to spin the engine for maintenance work.
Let me know how you get on.