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kevin lane wrote:
> installed nutplates, welded the top on, even had two pipes beaded, so 
> they don't easily blow off.   
>  
> now I wonder what I am reading about fuel filters.  I've run 12 years, 
> 1000 hrs, with two tiny, in-line [1" x 2"] filters, and no gascolator 
> with my O-320.  I don't sump the tanks anymore because those things 
> start leaking when I mess with them.  my plane is kept inside, so no 
> rain can seep in the tanks.  never experienced any water in the 
> tanks. condensation doesn't seem to be an issue.  I have flown many hr 
> x/c, from Bahamas to AK to FL, MA, NC....  5 min taxi to active runway 
> should burn any water off, right?  I'm sure others may be appalled, 
> but this is what I am experiencing.
>  
>  
But you actually fly your plane, Kevin.  The other end of the spectrum 
is a lot of airplanes that spend multiple lonely months sitting 
outside.  Tanks "breathe" with changes in temperature caused by day and 
night...and they inhale in the evening...when temps are dropping and the 
air is full of dew.

An old trucker told me that all vehicles are inherently dangerous.  The 
driver has to have enough foresight to respect what he is driving.  In 
this case, you have enough foresight to put in clean fuel and burn it 
off while it is still clean.