[BNaylor]

The remote stud at the top of the engine compartment fuse box is supposed to have 12v at all times as long as the battery is connected and good. You may have a bad positive cable or maybe the ground you were referencing to was not good. In the engine compartmet fuse box is a crank relay so check for 12v there at the relay socket. The ignition switch must be at start position. BTW - The ignition switch precedes the crank relay so that is a possibility too. Also check for 12v at IGN MAIN 1 fuse which is the input to the ignition switch.

Also you can check for 12v at the starter and starter solenoid. At solenoid there is a purple wire which is the S input. There should be 12v present with ignition in start. Also starter has a hard wire 12v red or black cable which has 12v present at all times since it is a direct connection from the battery positive. That way you can check to see if theft deterrent is the cause or possibly neutral/park - transmission range switch problems or if it is a bad starter/solenoid. Good luck!