Setting valve gaps on late 1275's

[Peetee]

I had been told that turning these engines over by hand was a pain because they are fitted with a plain nut and not a starting handle 'lug' on the nose of the crank - therefore facilitating rocking the car back and forth in gear to find the valve lift points.
However I found (the second time ) that I could, just, get a socket and ratchet spanner on without fouling the radiator etc. this makes accurate setting of the valve gaps a doddle.

[Pyoor_Kate]

If you have one spare when you're fitting the engine you can, of course, stick the minor nut on, which has the starting lug - which means you get to keep the handy starting-handle facility too