Onan 4000 with shut down but will restart

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Mine was wiring going to air conditioner. I started looking when I had the same problem it was where they wire nutted a couple of cables in coach basement. I was getting red hot and Im guessing drawing way to much amperage. Made repair and problem went away

High resistance builds heat and creates problems as you found...

Plastic wire nuts melt from the heat of a poor connection and it gets worse and starts arcing.....It's a common problem I see pretty often......