to answer some more questions:
no, I did not wash the new coils prior to use.
no, I did not swap out the juice when I changed my coil.
I just took EVERYTHING apart and gave it a good rinse/soak just now, and dumped the juice. This new coil has only been used for a couple minutes so its not the least bit dirty, so I'm not going to dry burn it. I'm also afraid since I think I might have messed up the first one that way.
anyway, I will wait till it dries and try again with fresh juice. how much dry time does the coil need without dry burning?