irmscher,
I used to drive a car. And it idled while submerged quite well, too. And some SUV's have cats na din (Expeditions, Tahoes, Troopers) that get submerged in floods.

I think this has some relation to the myth that alternators don't work underwater. :mrgreen:

I, too have had a slipping clutch during my early driving years because of doing the half-clutch thing. Buti na lang natuyo. hehehe. Tuloy ang ligaya namin ni Besta ko. :mrgreen: