Car lost all electrical while driving

JAndrea said
This just happened to me today... after an engine install this spring. I still have mostly original wiring. My case, however... car fired right back up on the side of the road (without opening the hood, or touching a thing) after about 30 seconds, and didn’t happen again for the rest of the cruise.

I’ll be looking at all of these possibilities, and after reading this, I’ll know to check a handful of things before I even try to restart... if I can’t find the issue before going back on the road.

This also prompts me to finally put together my on-the-Road-kit.

Reaad through this post too. It will help you identify if and where power is being lost.
Intermittent total loss of electrical

I've had a few other odd ones - harder to diagnose. Winter fuel in the summer time can cause something similar - although often there are other symptoms that are good clues that its fuel not electrical. And on my late model ('85) Grand wagoneer, the ford style coil connector would rattle just loose enough...