Yeah disconnecting the ECM it self is the ultimate in prevention of accidents like mine. Trying to convince an average auto shop about it is another story. The guy that did the work on my truck said it him self that it's something they never do because customers get upset when their clock is flashing 12:00 and all radio station pre-sets are gone but the alternative is rather costly.

Sometimes the shortsightedness of car mechanics floors me, but that's a topic for whole separate discussion.
Bottom line is that computer it self will cost me little in comparison to many hours of scanner trouble shooting, and hey if it doesn't fix the problem I can always return it and know at that point that whatever is giving me the headache will be small potatoes.
And hey if that doesn't drain enough time out of my day I have another project in the form of my rear diff. which just started acting strange couple days ago, it has over 200K on it and all that new found power and engine torque must have put a final nail in it and it starts to look like a re-build time. This truck just keeps on giving... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />

But what would life be without chalanges right?