200 opti killing when thrown in reverse

[TSchultz]

Don't know if anybody on here will have any ideas, but here goes. I've got an 02 200 Opti about 460 hours on it. Anyway occasionally it seems a bit cold blooded when I initially start it. It will sometimes take a turn or two for it to start and keep running. It also seems like it likes to run for about 15 seconds before I put it in gear for it to keep running. I recently put new plugs in it which definitely helped, but it still does it occasionally. There are no error codes that come up on the computer. I think that the fuel pump is possibly starting to go and there is a slight hitch in fuel delivery when it's thrown from forward to reverse quickly or on intitial start up.

Thoughts? I love the motor by the way.

[Larson15]

May want to check the shifting cutout switch. Its on the motor shift throttle rail. It could be sticking or hanging up.

I would also maybe change the fuel filter as it could be an easy fix. There could be a number of other options as well.