To correct for the backwards effect, keep everything the same, except where you went clockwise around the tuning wheel, make that counter clockwise, and what you strung counter-clockwise, you should string clockwise. Note- this applies only to the tuning wheel on the tuning condensor. Everything else should remain as you currently have it. You will need to rotate the tuning wheel to get the wheel/condensor in the correct position in relation everything else.
: At long last, by trial and error, I figured it out. The dial works backwards, with the low frequency stations on the right!