Technician A says a plug with a V-notch ground electrode will have two electric arcs jumping across the spark plug gap each time the spark plug fires. Technician B says a spark plug gap that is too wide requires higher voltage to jump the gap, which can cause a misfire. Who is correct?
A)A only
B)B only
C)both A and B
D)neither A nor B

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A spark plug gap that is too wide requires higher voltage to jump the gap, which can indeed cause a misfire. Technician A is incorrect because a V-notch ground electrode does not create two electric arcs.

Technician a Says a Plug with a V-Notch Ground Electrode