2005 optimax 150 hard to start

[nitz]

One of my 2005 optis has become harder and harder to start when cold. It fires right away then stumbles and dies almost like it runs out of fuel. Once I get it running it runs great. I changed the fuel filter, rebuilt the pulse pump, and inspected the tracker valve. Gonna take it in, but wondered if anyone had any ideas? Could it be the fuel pressure regulator? Thanks, Mark.

[nitz]

Got the boat back from the shop. Air hose from stbd to port fuel rail had chaffed on the coil pack and hole kept getting bigger and bigger. Glad it wasn't anything really $$$.

[gregpro50]

Good news. That could have gotten real expensive in a hurry if you kept running it that way.

[XstreamVking]

Sometimes you get lucky!