Dan,
Here is a link to the 67-72 Chevy Truck site which references the axle prefix code, the post is 10 posts down. According to the ref, the RAK prefix for 1972 is a 4.10 open dif. When the wrecker is talking about open diff he was referring that it is not a posi. Your best bet is to count the teeth on the ring gear to make sure, as Grigg says you never know what someone has done to a truck over the years.
The link is: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?p=6534796

Hope this helps
Dave


1966 Chevrolet Caprice 2 Door Hardtop (396 Big Block)
1951 GMC 9434 5 Window (waiting on a 292 transplant)