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What is the cause of the acceleration hesitation and engine dying?

Engine hesitates on acceleration and will die on occasions. Pumping the accelerator will keep the RPM up and keeps engine running. Engine runs fine at speed. Slow down to stop and engine will hesitate and again sometimes die. New fuel filter, new O2 sensor, new MAF sensor, and new idle air control valve. One wiring harness under the battery support bracket had been damaged by battery acid. No information on what the harness supplies and I can't find the connector to replace it. Nothing seems to be helping me solve this one. Can you redirect my efforts? Wife wants to scrap car.

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A simple test is to disconnect the vacuum hose to the brake booster and blank it off on the manifold side
if there is no problem, reconnect it and put your foot on the brake
if the problem is there --replace the brake booster
check all vacuum hoses including the vent controls and transmission actuator
if you haven't done it yet then run the fault codes for reports and that will tel you what should have been done first

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