Did you try gently tapping with a hammer?  You may be able to un-stick it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Stovin
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 12:40 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!

To All: it seems to be the starter as everyone predicted. It is stuck out locking the flywheel.

Easy fix except there is no one near Sheridan WY that has a starter. Rushing one in from Dallas, but will cost double with the overnight shipping. 😞