SoCal Ney Guy
 

Hi, my name is Jeremy and I am the recent purchaser of a 1999 Grand Cherokee. I am learning things about Jeeps quite fast (as I knew nothing about them before, only that they fit my needs).

Some background on myself, I am a shade tree mechanic with mainly background in working on light duty diesel pickups. Previous vehicles of mine have been a 1990 Dodge Ram D350 and then a 1994 Ram 2500. I was pretty involved on a few diesel forums as well as specific Dodge forums over the past few years. I'm partial to Mopar/Chrysler products though like almost anything from the big 3. As a pretty quick learner and a decent wrench I hope to read up on things and soon be able to work on my Jeep with the same confidence I had working on my trucks and other people's trucks.

Regarding my new purchase; I stumbled upon this site when just searching for a Jeep forum, more specifically a Cherokee/Grand Cherokee one; and I am seeking some info on specs. Is there any way to find a build sheet (other than a dreaded trip to the dealer) by using my VIN # so I can effectively order replacement parts?

Enough out of me in this intro thread, time to get back to reading posts! :thumbup1:

Welcome from Northern California. You can contact jeep to get your build sheet.

http://www.jeep.com/wccsapp/universa...ull&category=U

Thank you for the welcome and the information! :)

welcome to the site from the other side of the country.

Welcome to the site

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks again everyone. I feel pretty at home here... Granted theres more girls here than the forums I am used to from my past. Heh. Not like that is a problem or anything! :laughing:

Hey Jeremy, Welcome to CF. Congrats on your WJ purchase. Here's a site full of useful info on them. >http://www.wjjeeps.com/

Here's a couple of sites strictly for Grand Cherokees.
http://www.nagca.com/forum/
http://www.jeepgarage.org/forums.php

Is that you telling me nicely that I am at the wrong place? :dunno: :whistling2: :laughing:

Joking aside, thanks for the extra links! :thumbup:

Not at all. It's just nice to have another place to go to for Jeep info when this place is slow, or doesn't have what you need.

And you're welcome.

I barely have enough time anymore to get on my home forum (though kind of pointless at this stage, I don't even own a HD Dodge any longer but I am still friends with most of the people on that particular site) as well as this forum, much less others. Though def will check them out when I have a chance. As I've said in this thread, I have only had the Jeep a little more than a week now, and I have a pile of parts for it that is growing almost daily.... This is all amid a change in living location so I'm quite busy.

Wishing I could toss some parts on the Jeep right now but I am in between packing boxes. :brickwall: Or actually I am posting on here/checking unread stuff while I should be packing boxes. :laughing:

I hear you. I stopped going on the turbo dodge sites when I sold my last GLHTurbos a couple years ago. I was crazy on those things before I got on the Jeep site.
You need to stop reading and get busy packing. :icon_cheesygrin:

Packing still a work in progress. Not moving all too far from current location (bout 20 miles) so multiple trips can/will likely be made. As I said in other thread(s) got a chance to install some of the parts from the pile, took a nice chunk out :D Now have some odds and ends in engine compartment and more boxes of parts coming in. hahahaha

This is going to be a new adventure for me (under the hood) as I have only ever worked on a few gas auto engines in the past. I swear it is SO weird looking at the engine and having the intake and exhaust on the same side.... And now whistling spinning thingie bolted to the exhaust manifold :( Oh well, someday.....someday...