Guys, I may have just learned something. I have been getting disgusted with #3 for weeks. I have finally wicked him so he doesn't leak, but last night his resistance got all wonky, varying from .3ish to over 5.5Ω for no reason I could see. So, being intrigued with the vertical coil set I saw the other day, I broke #2 out of storage and put one of those builds in-- pics later-- and was going to break #3 down even before I promised Paul. But when I had the side by side, I observed the o-ring that seals the top end of the AFC ring on #2 is conspicuously bigger than the one on #3. #3 has always had a sloppy AFC ring compared to #1, and I never could figure out why.
Paul, how's the AFC ring on your MT? Tight and stays where you put it, or loosey goosey?
Paul, your coils don't look like they span the air intake port. That's where your leaking is coming into play I bet.
Rassinfrakin' Varmint! Why didn't I see that? Yes, dammit, the coils have to bridge the air hole. If they don't the wick will drip into it.