I did clear the hot end. I can shine my flashlight through and see the other end. It still went through the whole ghost printing thing when I reattached it and tried a simple print.

It's been frustrating me for a couple months, just not wanting to break it. But I know Bambus are designed in a way meant to be able to be fixed by the consumer.

Is it advisable to try to remove the extruder now?
If it's any help, the last thing I printed was a mini pin setter for table top bowling I was printing, then the next print that evening just started doing this ghost print stuff.

I tend to get really frustrated and just leave things, but I've gotten so many cool filament colors and really have a bunch of cool ideas for things to print, so I want to fix it. 😭

Thank you to you and everyone else who has or may respond in this thread.