I still have that hesitation. I checked the engine codes and got:

553 - Air management 2 circuit failure (AM1/TAD)
565 - Canister purge circuit failure

Apparently these are emissions related and will not affect the running of the engine, though I still plan to address them eventually.

Running out of leads I decided to replace some suspect vacuum hoses. They are certainly worn but looked mostly okay.

Anyways the is a tiny amount of flexible hose that joins the MAP to a hard air line. I replaced it. I am hoping this takes care of the hesitation but I am not holding my breath.

I also found some other cracked lines relating to the fuel vent lins. They are related to the canister purge solenoid. Again, not needed for regular operationg but replacing the lines may help clear those codes.

Only time will tell if this fixes the hesitation.

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Smll Med Lrg MAP, small flexible hose looks worn	Smll Med Lrg hose is pretty bad on close inspection, will be replaced	Smll Med Lrg I think this hose allows gas fumes to vent into intake, or something, regardless it will be replaced	Smll Med Lrg darn, broke off this line will checking its integrity, shown is the top of the ACV
Smll Med Lrg entire intake removed, makes it MUCH easier to get at all the hoses	Smll Med Lrg gotta love Ford, they put the vacuum diagram right on the fender	Smll Med Lrg just some pictures to capture what is behind the intake	Smll Med Lrg front side of the various solenoids, normally I only see these from inside the cab
Smll Med Lrg bad elbow vacuum connection. goes to canister purge solenoid	Smll Med Lrg line on lower side of photo is well worn, will be replaced	Smll Med Lrg small hose section removed, will be replaced	Smll Med Lrg other lines on the canister purge solenoid also well worn, will all be replaced
Smll Med Lrg	Smll Med Lrg canister purge solenoid, got some codes from the ECU regarding this one	Smll Med Lrg fished out the broken part of the line from the boot, I can reuse	Smll Med Lrg the broken line had a bulge near the end thankfully so I was able to reuse the line
Smll Med Lrg MAP hose replaced	Smll Med Lrg center of frame you can see an entire new section of hose	Smll Med Lrg new elbow	Smll Med Lrg
Smll Med Lrg new black hose shown