Thank you Ghwellsjr.

[Ron350]

Thank you Ghwellsjr.

And thanks to every one else on this forum for all the tips on saving a clogged print head.

I picked up a used iP4000 that had the off-brand ink cartridges with the small air vent holes like in this post.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3812

All 5 ink carts were empty so I expected to find a burnt print head.

Put in a set of Canon ink carts and ran a service mode print head deep cleaning followed by a service test print.
The print showed no Cyan and spotty Magenta so I expected the worst.

So I used your head cleaning process.
http://www.nifty-stuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=17971#p17971

After that all colors, including the Cyan, were spraying with only a few nozzles missing.
Powered off the printer and let it sit for a few days with the Canon ink cartridges in it.
When I powered it back up and ran a test print all the nozzles were now working.

Letting the purge unit pump do the work really works, thanks.

 

[ghwellsjr]

You're sure welcome. Always glad to hear success stories.

For others that are looking at those two links, you want to scroll down to post #8 on both of them.

I'd like to hear how you got your used iP4000.

And what are your re-inking plans?

 

[Ron350]

I'd like to hear how you got your used iP4000.

The thrift stores are just too close for some one with a Canon obsession.

Because of this forum I am now completely out of storage space. LOL

Ink?
I would like to try some of the smudge proof black Inktec ink you were talking about.
I will need ink for a few Canon printers. LOL