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Scott, if your Quicksilver hose has red print on it, it is most likely coming apart on the inside. Mercury has changed their hose material, and no longer manufacture the hose with red printing on it. The new hose is stiffer and has blue print on it. The old red print hose is notorious for falling apart on the inside. Pull of the connector on each end and inspect. Also keep in mind, the aftermarket OMC fuel connectors look almost identical to the aftermarket Mercury connectors….. unless you are using the old bayonet style connector. I’ve seen folks go to wal mart and buy a connector for their omc and end up with a Merc connector, just because they look the same and will plug in. Some aftermarket Yamaha connectors are also a dead ringer for an OMC! This may or may not be your problem, just throwing out a few idea’s. I’ve thrown away a truck load of this aftermarket stuff, because of the problems I’ve seen it cause.