98 dakota wouldnt start?

Question

my buddy has 1, he left the lights on at work , drained the battery, jumped it and it would turn over but not run long,just a few secounds, while he was on the phone with the dealer I turned the key on and off several times,and it started and stayed running,, we had a really big laugh, but then a few months later another buddys wife left her lights on , on her dodge van, same thing he jumped it forever, wouldnt run long, turned the key on and off several times started right up, my question is what does turning the key on and off do??

Answer 1

I would think this clears the computer from the drained battery
Turning the key off and on resets the computer

Answer 2

See if the ignition switch is heating up ;I had a very simmilar problem on a 93 dakota .I left my lights on ,battery was dead when I got out of work 9hrs later,jump started it( start and die,start and die ) charged it for 15 minutes then it stayed running then my ignition switch after a couple of days was getting hot and started to soften the plastic cover on the column (on 93's the key cylinder bolts right into the ignition switch ) I changed the switch and have no more troubles but I also have not left my lights on since .

DODGE [Drive Or Drag Goes Everywhere ]
I have 187,000 miles and rolling on my 93 dakota LE 3.9-v6 with overdrive , I also own a 86 CHRYSLER new yorker with a 2.5 4cyl. It has 119,000 miles and rolling on it ! .
This is a true statement not B.S. to all those DODGE&CHRYSLER (non-enthousiast's ) .

Answer 3

That's what they get for buying a Dodge :-)

Answer 4

da da da da da da da da the mystery will never be solved, you may just have the power in your hands

Answer 5

computer thing... talking to itself