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Subject:Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:24:58 -0400

Is the starter mounted firmly to the bell housing as it should be?  If it
got jammed because the bolts were loose, the starter may not be at fault.
Have you tryed loosening the bolts to free it?

Larry A.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I tried, he tried, tried backing up the flywheel,  nope.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 30, 2015, at 10:49 AM, PSD <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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. 😞
> >
> >
>