Be careful with R.S. clip leads and those of a similar quality.  They
frequently become non-conducting where the clip is crimped to the
wire.
  I generally end up soldering them.  If I'm smart I do it before they
cause an unexpected result. Not always smart...

Larry A.

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:45 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 12:02 PM 6/22/2011, John Rodgers wrote:
>>
>> One lead would go to the battery post on the starter, and the other lead
>> would attach to either one of the two male connectors on the back of the
>> solenoid. Is that correct??
>
> I just have a Radio Shack crocodile-clip lead with one end on the
> starter connector as above and the other dangling from a vacuum hose
> near the alternator. �The boot covers the exposed end of the clip -
> to start I just lift the clip up and press it onto the alternator B+
> stud. �Low mass, low price, always available, no button to
> accidentally press. �And another five or six clip leads in the
> package. �NB - they have three sizes of clip leads, all useful and
> reasonably well made, in packs of several. �The crocodile clip kind
> is the largest one.
>
> Yours,
> David
>