This is a good thread and I can relate to many of the things that has been said here, I never tried to stop an engine though, but I could hold a plug wire with the engine running when I was younger, on the old points and coil ignitions. and pulling the wires one at a time was the thing to do to find the dead cylinder wasnt it ? *LOL*
I will never forget the look on my cousins face as he wet on he Dads electic fence almost made me feel sorry for the mean little chit *L*