Heh Jason
Generally the PCM's are fairly reliable, but there are so many inputs and outputs,that just one problem and the whole thing has to be replaced.
As far as leaving the key turned on, well a dead battery would be possible. Not every mechanic gets to go to all the training classes. So he may have heard something out of context. From what I can find in the 98 manual and I've got a feeling there are supplements for the Pats that are not published for security reasons or whatever. I can't find anything about leaving it on for that long.
One of the mechanic's told me that to re-program the key in your situation, they have to hook up the Star tester (Ford's laptop) put in the Pats password, insert the key and the rest is propietary. Well actually I forgot it was last year.
It also comes from the military & phone company experiences, I was able to listen in on so much propietary info, we were legally bound not to not repeat anything we heard.
At least that's what I blame for my poor memory.
Paul
