Runaway Diesel engines

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Car full of pillows and stuff and no-one thought to open the bonnet and jam something up the air intake. Modern drivers, ho hum.

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Worth a try, but, with modern air intakes so poorly sealed what are the chances of successfully stalling it?

10kg CO2 fire extinguisher found in most workplaces would have solved it... irrespective of how many 'speed holes' the intake has.
Pull the pin and let 'er rip.