Advice on buying a 182

"Newps" wrote in message
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Brenor Brophy wrote:

Cessna 182's prior to 1979 used a rubber bladder to line the fuel tank.
This bladder suffered from the problems described (water was easily
trapped in wrinkles in the bottom, requiring what was called a rock and
roll preflight to try and move any water to the sumps). From 1979
onwards, a wet wing fuel tank was used which didn't suffer from the
problem (and useable fuel increased to 88 gals).

You are confusing two issues. Water in the tank is a fuel cap problem and
is not related to the type of tank in the plane. Water not draining is a
bladder issue and the AD to which you refer is not applicable if you have
removed the original flush type fuel caps.


I didn't read were he said that the bladder let the fuel in?