Jim,
Thanks for the detailed response, and thanks for taking the time to consult your manuals. So I think that what you're saying is that I should check the ignition and headlight switches. Nuts. Sounds like work.

Alex

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1983 300D (parked for four years)
2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual
2001 Miata SE
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside