Digital BW, The Print

I got the new R1800 a couple of weeks ago (I like it so far) and
decided to convert my venerable 2000P to B/W with the MIS UT FS ink.
Installed the carts and the eboni came up OK, but the color
replacement showed "red light" and the message that the cartridge
wasn't acceptable. Sent a problem report to MIS tech support and they
sent me another chip; same result. I pried the chip out of an Epson
T016 and put it in the MIS and it now came up, but a nozzle check
showed everything clogged in both carts. Ran 7 or 8 cleaning cycles
with no improvement. Sent another problem report but no reply after
several days.

Question #1: Is my chip experience typical, or do most of them work
right off?

Question #2: Is the clogging typical, and in any case what can be done
other than continuing to waste ink with cleaning cycles?

Question #3: Is this project doomed or is anyone getting results with
this printer/ink combo?

Thanks,
Dick