Look at it this way.  It only takes a small amount of water like a
teaspoons 
at a time lying along a seam to do the damage Syd describes and that a lot
of 
us have been seeing for more than 25 years in my case in all makes and
models 
of aircraft.  We had a bad example in a rubber bag type Cessna-182 that
had 
snap loose in each tank.  After the crash about a mile from the airport
over 
a quart of water was found in each tank.  The owner had drained the usual 
clear vial of fuel as he had been taught and thought he was ok.  We now
have 
several Cessna AD's as a result.  
some for fuel caps seals and some for trapped water.  They tell us to do a

check by pushing the tail clear to the ground and seeing if water is found
in 
any amount as one of the checks to be done.  It only takes a small amount
to 
ruin your day and corrode your tanks.  My header tank had severe corrosion

around the outlet area from a few standing drops something less than a 
teaspoon.  I use the solvent sprayer wand to vacuum out the water and pick
up 
the dust particles that are there with it./tom

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