Pete,
I agree.
Rick,
To answer your question, when you turn it in the normal direction the twist grip moves toward the goose neck making the cable shorter.
I have not attempted to connect the cable to the carburetor yet. I just going on the logic that the cable should move away from the goose neck, making the cable longer.
If this isn't clear I can take a quick little video of the movement. Or if you are on a iPhone we could facetime...