Yup, a cracked manifold will do that....as well as backfiring, burping, farting and lots of other nasty things.
I'm waiting for a box of spares to turn up in Brasil, fingers crossed for tomorrow.
You 'can' repair the manifold, but have to be very careful that the repair is a good'un otherwise you'll get debris in the head...which is 'very not good.
Get a thin peice of aluminium and pop-rivet it onto the inside of the manifold so that it supports the broken part. Use a washer on the outside of the manifold so that the rivet cant pull through. Once you've done that, wrap the outside of the manifold with duct tape to seal it.
That'll get you going again, but you really need to get a replacement. I would'nt trust it for too long.
You also need to check that battery. Its a known 'gottcha' on the Dakar that if the battery is tired/screwed then it wont start/idle/run.
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[This message has been edited by Happy Hacker (edited 03 July 2005).]
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