Hi guys,

Just brought a 248. Having trouble adjusting the clutch cable, any chance someone has a pic of where all the cables route as got a feeling it's routed wrong and taped to the frame.

Also carb settings? It's a amal carb, L2627 410 if that means anything? Is it even the correct carb?

Any help/advice is greatly appreciated

Thanks

Mat

Hi Mat,

Have a look at my post,' 248 coil relocation 'had a few problems with mine, lots of info on there from some guys who know some helpful stuff.

Good luck.

Dave.

Here's the 248 that's so close to running beautifully .

Hi Dave

Good to hear from you again, now I know what a 248 is should I run across another.

Great looking rig. Glad all could help.

Larry

Thanks guy's, any chance of pictures of chain tensioner? And possibly where to buy the correct one.

Many thanks

They're pretty much tucked away on these and sit very close to the front sprocket.

I'll try and get a photo of it tmrw and post it.

Try Inmotion trials shop.

Not sure how this will help, but here are a few images of the chain tensioner on my 1980 248.

Sorry about the orientation, always does it when posted from an iPad .

The bolt that secures it is about 5" long and locates through the frame and into the engine casing.

Dave.

Hi dave. That's brilliant thank you. Got another problem,with the front wheel I can't get it straight, does it have a spacer both sides or do both of them go the side of the speedo drive?

Cheers

Mat

Dave

Please check your PMs

Larry

Hi Larry,

Have checked my pm's and tried the GasGas carb, but it won't fit without buying new inlets etc.

So not wasting money.

Spark plug tester arrives today, see if we're getting a spark under compression.

If not it's definitely a carb problem so I've priced up an Oko flat side save messing around anymore.

Dave.

Mat,

Sorry seem to have hijacked your post a little, sorry about that, but it's all relevant to 248's.

Have you check out a site called Teflon Mike.

If you put Teflon Mike 248 Montesa in google it should take you to his site and it has a full downloaded comprehensive 248 manual which should show you what you need.

If not I'll take mine off and send you some images.

Where are you in the UK?

Dave.

Edited November 20, 201411 yr by chappo

Mat,

Forgot to mention, although you may have picked up on it.

The last image shows the clutch cable leaving it's adjuster on the engine casing, from there mine goes up the right hand side frame tube, in front of the headset and behind the number board.

Mine is super light, but I have stripped it all down.

It may help lubricating the cable, I just hang mine up and form a funnel on one end using blue tack fill the blue tack funnel with some light oil and by the following day it will be somewhat lighter. But it does depend on the condition of your cable, it won't cure kinks in cables.

Dave.

Brilliant cheers dave, chains done, clutch is done, now got a problem with front brake, I've fitted a new cable but no matter how the cable or lever is adjusted there is no brake, Im thinking the brake bars the wrong length as if I unbolt it and move the drum then pull the lever the brake works. Looking at your first pic dave, my brake cable runs the other side of the fork leg. Cheers

Hi Mat,

Hope these help.

The brake bar on mine is 21 cm long.

Dave.