"Mike Romain" > wrote in message
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> Is this a trick question? If you put it in neutral. then for sure have
> the person hold the brake, but if it is in park, then no issues.

Im with you, Mike...
In Park, you can rev it up a bit with no problem. In neutral, you could
also do it, but if it somehow
slipped into gear, your head could look like a pizza.

If you can't get it to sizzle this way, you could very carefully jack up the
drive wheels, and see if
you can reproduce it with the wheels turning freely. This is a good bit
more dangerous.

Use a long piece of heater hose as a stethoscope. Don't get your head or
other body parts where
you might get yourself hurt. Use jack stands, not coke bottle cases or
cinder blocks.

Of course, if you can find a competent mechanic, that would be a safer
technique.