Deskjet pro 8000 goes offline

Product name & number:  HP DeskJet Pro 8000 CB092A (A809a)
Operating System:  Mac OS X 10.6.8
Printer started taking ages to complete power on self test (anything from 5 to 20 minutes). Then, despite having installed a new black ink cartridge, black was very streaky. Bought and installed a new print head (yellow/black) then after the lengthy POST printer attempted to print the alignment page. Approx half way through printer utility reported that the printer had gone off line and ALL the front panel lights on the printer were flashing at about 5Hz i.e. very rapidly. Only way out of this situation is to cycle power. Then, once power is restored, the cycle repeats ad nauseam ...
Printer utility does not report any status for the K/Y printhead only the M/C one. This was true before I replaced the K/Y head. Also, having replaced the Cyan & Magenta cartidges VERY recently they are being reported as almost empty. Where has all the ink gone? Certainly not onto any paper!
Having followed the HP trouble-shooting page for this printer the next thing to try is 'service the printer' which, I'm informed, is out of warranty.
So, do I heave the heap of junk in a skip and buy a Canon or Epson or is there a way forward which isn't going to cause me to become insolvent? I have all new ink cartridges on the shelf which I'm reluctant to install as I may, just, be able to get a refund on.
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Hmmm...
This whole issue has come to a head. I removed the paper tray and duplex unit to have a really good look for paper fragments in the path. I tipped the printer backwards to have a look at the under side to see how easy it would be to take the whole shebang apart. Ink started pouring out of the well on the right of the printer under the extra cover. I'd noticed that there seemed to be an inordinate amount of ink in there but was surprised at the volume which poured out over the chair I'd placed the printer on and the floor! So I now know where all the ink had gone from two 940XL cartridges!!!
I have so much invested in supplies for this printer that it is actually cheaper for me to buy a new DeskJet 8000 printer than switch printers. After all this example lasted me 3 years so at sub £150 it is almost a 'disposable' item. In the case of the old one it actually is disposable as the inside of the printer is now saturated with ink.
Ah well...

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