Aha, thanks! I went ahead and tried what you suggested... the only odd thing was that the wire didn't appear to have anything that screwed, so I imagine the threaded portion is just to hold the wire in. But that seemed to do it, the wire seems much tighter, and luckily the valve still feels like it's firing from touching the head. Thanks Dustin, if you were closer I would be making you my full time mechanic!