{"id":977,"date":"2025-03-16T04:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T19:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=977"},"modified":"2025-03-16T04:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T19:06:06","slug":"in-villarrica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/en\/2025\/03\/16\/in-villarrica\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle trouble in Villarica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The morning I left Villarica, I tried to start my motorcycle engine, but the starter wouldn&#8217;t turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I pressed the starter button, it didn&#8217;t respond, which meant that there was no electricity flowing there, so I first suspected the battery as a possible cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, I had a multimeter, so I measured the voltage and it was 12.2V.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a little low, but it&#8217;s fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I pressed the starter button, it still didn&#8217;t respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when I pressed the starter button with the multimeter terminals connected to the battery, the engine started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, it meant that electricity was not flowing properly from the battery due to poor electrical conduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I removed the screws and checked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69fc9b75e3134&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69fc9b75e3134\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-6-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-6.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-6.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-6-1024x768.jpg 856w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I see, the metal of the connection terminal has turned white and corroded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the reason why the battery is not conducting electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a steel scrubber, so I polished the metal of the connection and removed the corrosion, and the battery started to conduct electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I looked into it and it seems that this is a common problem, so if it is not conducting electricity, we should check here first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m heading to Caazapa now that the problem is solved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The morning I left Villarica, I tried to start my motorcycle engine, but the starter wouldn#8217;t turn. 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