Idle knob on ECU, uhhh, which way do I turn it again? Options

[RoninEclipse2G]

ok, so I tried searching (the search tool is a bitch here) but I seem to remember reading somewhere on here someone mentioning that the haynes manual had the directions for adjusting the idle knob on the ECU for a D-jet was backwards.

I just finally got some nasty vacuum leaks fixed and now I can adjust the idle all I want (YAY!) but it seems to be running rich and I don't want to make it worse. I can smell the raw fuel in the exhaust, and I know that I have exhaust leaks but since I fixed the vacuum leaks it's popping 3-4 times as much now especially on downshifts.

[RoninEclipse2G]

I was meaning the idle adjust knob on the ECU, the haynes manual calls it a potentiometer.

thought I had a problem with the MPS for a bit, but now that I fixed the vac leak, it seems to be functioning properly.

the issue is that I had a nasty hunting idle and it would die right after startup, also I couldn't adjust the idle down below 1800 rpms. I changed the throttle spring cause it was sprung, and put a new secondary spring on the return and fixed several vacuum leaks. all of a sudden it starts right up when it's not too cold out and idles right at 1100 rpms cold and drops to 900 once it warms a touch.
once it gets warm, it starts popping a bunch. I know of the exhaust leaks, unfortunately the only thing that will fix those is money I don't have (new muffler/gaskets)
if I have a little fun and get things hot it starts wanting to stall out and I can take care of that by backing out the idle screw and raising the idle.

that's why I'm thinking I need to use the idle adjust knob to lean it a touch