a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

[Harry L.]

Are there any stampings or marks on my 66 receiver drier that would tell me if it is the original one? Does anyone have any pictures? Thanks , DUTCH

[Peter L.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Dutch - No stamping on an original factory installed mid-year AC receiver-drier that I am aware of that would differentiate an original factory installed piece from a NOS SERVICE part. But, there are sometimes letters stamped on the bottom of SERVICE receiver-driers that are not found on original production receiver-driers.

One way I have used to help determine if the receiver-drier is an original factory installed mid-year A/C receiver-driers is to examine the bottom of the receiver-drier. The original production receiver-driers had a ~1/2" x 1-3/4" rectangular (white) inspection sticker on the bottom that got painted over with black paint. So what you see on the bottom of original receiver-driers is either the remains of the sticker if the paint was applied thickly or a bare aluminum rectangle the size of the sticker because the sticker came off over the years.

Pete

[Harry L.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

I could not find any sticker, or painted sticker, or any sign of a sticker. What I did find on the old painted bottom was a faint stamping of the letters D6. Could this be of any meaning. Did all the old receiver-driers have the paper stamping on the bottom? DUTCH

[Peter L.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Dutch - From my experience I would expect if it was an original factory installed receiver-drier that it would have had the inspection sticker or the remains thereof. As with anything, there could always be deviations. I have to ask the question. What is the driver for having an/the original production installed receiver-drier. Pete

[Harry L.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

The reason for all this attention is, I soon will be changing my compressor. I have installed a replacement receiver drier a couple years ago. I was just considering that if the receiver drier was original, I would see if I could rebuild it and install it again. thanks for all your replies. DUTCH

[Mike B.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Harry and Peter,

Just for your information, my '66s original receiver/drier has the aforementioned sticker on the bottom of the cannister. Yes, it's painted over with black paint. VIN #7216.

Mike

[Mike B.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Dutch,

Where did you get the compressor that you are about to install? Does anyone know who restores Frigidaire AC compressors? I've got 10 of them. All A-6 type, '64~'75.

Mike

[Peter L.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Dutch - In light of what you are wanting to do, it seem to me it's academic if the received-drier is original, but of more interest seems to be is the receiver-drier on the car now the original configuration even if it has been replaced. The 63-67 Corvette original configuration receiver-drier was available from Chevrolet Service Departments for a number of years. If the receiver-drier in the car now is not an original configuration piece, the same receiver-drier was used on many C60 equipped Chevrolet Motor Division passenger vehicles including Chevrolets & Chevelles of the same era. Pete

[Brian M.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

My thought to be original 67 VIN# 7471 receiver dryer has what looks like could be the remnants of a label on the bottom aprox 3/8 X 1 1/4. Would this label have been blacked out during assembly? No other markings visible yet, I may try cleaning the bottom to see what else remains. Does this tag size sound like anything you've seen before?

[Wayne M.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Dutch - From my experience I would expect if it was an original factory installed receiver-drier that it would have had the inspection sticker or the remains thereof. As with anything, there could always be deviations. I have to ask the question. What is the driver for having an/the original production installed receiver-drier. Pete

Pete -- here's a mirror shot of the bottom of what I believe is the original on my early '65. Shows the shape of the sticker, although I can only make out what appears to be a (cream-colored) speck of paper the size of a match head. Don't appear to be stampings on the bottom of this one, although an NOS unit (circa 1983) and a 'donor' that I have do have 3 separate single character stamps (letters, digits) separated by about 30 degrees arc between them, but no evidence of a sticker.

[Michael M.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Do you fellas realize what you are doing! The judges will all have a mirror looking for these stickers!!!

[Peter L.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Wayne - You always come thru with a GR8 photo. Pete

[Peter L.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Michael - That's why you have to be careful when a question come up that Wayne and I can answer. Pete

[Brian M.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

What I am seeing on my receiver dryer is the same as what is in Wayne's picture.

Pete -- here's a mirror shot of the bottom of what I believe is the original on my early '65. Shows the shape of the sticker, although I can only make out what appears to be a (cream-colored) speck of paper the size of a match head. Don't appear to be stampings on the bottom of this one, although an NOS unit (circa 1983) and a 'donor' that I have do have 3 separate single character stamps (letters, digits) separated by about 30 degrees arc between them, but no evidence of a sticker.

[Wayne W.]

Re: a/c receiver-drier stampings for 66 vette

Took me a while to find it, but here it is.