extra gauges in a 308

Hello Dave,
It sounds like someone has tried updating your 308 to 308qv spec,which I can understand as I personally prefer the qv centre console with the gauges mounted between driver and passenger - a mod that can easily be removed should you wish to go back to original without damaging the car.
If you wish to connect the vacuum gauge you will need to take a hose and with a suitable adaptor take it from the inlet manifold,maybe from the brake servo connection,please check first as I have only fitted these on cars with one inlet manifold in the past.
The ammeter is just a straight forward connection. These two are the additional gauges fitted,the clock and oil temp were standard and located under the dash.
Regards,Tom

 

As he said the 1978 should only have the oil temp and clock below the dash to the left of the steering column.

These same two gauges I believe moved to the console in later years.

You'll have to find the wiring diagram online for the brand of gauge? Why you'd need to monitor vacuum I have no idea, only the brake booster uses it on our cars????

Two of my cars had ammeters or voltmeters added at clock location but truthfully restoring to original would be my first choice....

 

Dave,
The bottom line is those gauges are not factory original to the car. So you are sort of "on your own"...

 

Here is a pic of the left part, there's nothing more than this two gauges and especially nothing on the console on a 308 carb. Of course, these ones are euro spec.
Speedo glass are set (not sure about the english word), so even if it look easy to do, be carefull...
hope this could help.
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Newman just over hauled his speedo. Pics and description in the most recent pages of his mega thread on his 308 restoration.

 

ammeters in older cars are famous for fires, as they have the direct load of the battery and alternator. i would advise against hooking it up, and i would remove the wires from the the power source. if they are there and "wrapped up " somewhere they could still chaffe to ground. a hot wire from the alternator can short to ground and start the insulation of the wire on fire, which will send the whole car up in flames.

the early muscle cars that i had had ammeters, and i took the bastards out and threw them away.

 

good advice

no one needs them anyway

 

Very good point I had'nt thought about......as crazy as it sounds I kindof like our little glowing red light, but I know it takes some getting used to.....

 

+3. You said just about word for word what I would have wrote. Rip that stuff out of the car before it wrecks something

There are remote sensing ammeters so you dont have to run heavy wires to the gauge, but as suggested they arent really needed. A voltmeter will tell you if your charging or not, and really, thats what the charge light tells you.

 

Hi,
Here is the link but as you can see, he doesn't separate the glass from the speedo...

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4503&page=35

A very good thread to keep if you have a 308...

 

There is a bracket and thumb screws holding each of the gauges from the rear. Yes, they come out the front, but not until you remove the thumb screws and brackets from behind.

 

Guages I have these on my 308.