Block Drain Locations for circulating heater

[JMK]

We're looking for a block drain location on the passenger side of the Deli because that side has more room to mount the circulating coolant heater. We can find a block drain on the driver's side, but the heater hoses are not over there. Anyone know if there's a block drain on the passenger side?

[Erebus]

I'm heading out to the Delica now to go out. I'll try to take a photo of my recirculation heater installation and post them tonight or tomorrow. Sorry, don't know about drains.

[JMK]

Thanks, that will probably be helpful, talked with our guy earlier today and he said he 'thought' he may have a suitable location figured out.

[Erebus]

Well, I crawled under as best I could, followed the AC cord that runs to the heater, reached forward as far as I could above the skid plate and fired the camera blindly upwards. Just looked at the photos and got nothing other than an extreme closeup of the bottom of the alternator. May try again tomorrow.

My heater was installed by Pro-Active Automotive in Calgary (403) 291-2470. If your guy phones them I'm pretty sure they would tell him where they put it.

Alternately, you could install a block heater. Someone posted recently that they had found the part number for a block heater for Delicas. It does require removing the starter to install, so takes 2 hours if memory serves. I think a block heater would be way better than the coolant hose heater. I may yet install one if I can find free labour. Just looking at my invoice, it took 1.7 hours to install the coolant hose heater, so price is more-or-less the same

[JMK]

Thanks for the effort. When I was in Parts Source I gave them the Temro part number for the block heater and they could have it the next day. Our Napa guy in Canmore says that the Napa one is no stock in Western Canada. Our mechanic friend is not too keen on the block heater install at the moment and I already have had a circulting unit since last fall I need to install anyway.

I went with the circulating heater because if it is placed on the heater side it is rated as almost the top method according to a study I found. But it seems many people confuse this method with the lower rad hose heater which is almost the bottom method.