[clumsysnake]

I got this beautiful old van to drive across the country in, but now I'm stuck in Atlanta cuz the thing won't start. I don't know much about cars but I'd like to take a hand at fixing it myself, it should be fun.

I think its some electrical problem but I can't seem to narrow it down.

This is what I know:
- 1990 fuel-injected E150, 6 cyl 4.9L, dual tanks (19gal I think?)
- the engine cranks
- 145k miles
- oil is low but existent. However its been 4000 miles since the last change.
- both fuel tanks have fuel
- I'm measuring 12v at the electrical input to the ignition coil
- I can get no spark from a spark tester OR a spark plug, grounded to the engine case. I've connected the tester to both the ignition coil wire and the distributor wire.
- the rotor turns
- eec module cable looks fine
- battery has juice, the headlights/interior lights come on full brightness
- there are no leaks
- a few days prior I had the engine cut out when I stopped at a red light, and took a little coaxing to restart it

Replaced:
-ignition coil
-ignition coil wire

Questions:
- Could the EEC module be busted? How do I test it?
- Given that I get a 12v signal into a new ignition coil, could it be anything else besides the distributor?
- how do I test the distributor?

Thanks!