Chris,
I believe the earlier drier has been discontinued.  I used to be able to get
them until about last fall.  You should be able to use the later drier
253260633E, but you will have to loosen the clamps on your hoses and then
pull them a little more to get enough slack to do this.  I have done it in
the past and there was no problem.  Plus the E version is much cheaper
($60).  Let me know if you need one.

Thanks,
Ken Wilford
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Christopher Gronski
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 1:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: AC Receiver Drier 253260633"D" vs 253260633"E"

I had a SD510 compressor in my van, but I'm replacing it with a SD709 as per
Bentley 87.16. The SD510 compressor is mated to the 25326063 "D" Receiver
Drier:

http://www.vanagain.com/images/S_253260633d.jpg

So when I'm replacing it do I use the "D" again (which is recommended for
the SD510), or now that I am dropping in a SD709 do I use the 25326063 "E"
(which is recommended for the SD709):

http://www.vanagain.com/images/253260633e.jpg

The outward difference appears to be the slight offset of the "D" from
center, but the line to it is flexible so I'm sure it would reach. The "D"
costs more than double what the "E" does. What do dryers do anyway? Is it a
capacity issue or a fitment issue?

Any thoughts?
Chris