Tried holding a jacket over the snorkel but that didn't work. In retrospect stalling it would have worked but by that time the engine was probably shagged so no point in adding a gear box to the bill. TBH do you fancy putting an engine running at full pelt into gear and stalling it?

Two weeks ago I had a catastrophic engine failure with my Defender. Heading North on the M90 about ten miles before Perth and in heavy rain the engine started to lose power. First thought was the turbo had gone but I thought I'd try to get to Perth before I phoned the AA. Another mile or two and...