James1983 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I bought a 1968 Buick Riviera well more stole it with the price I paid. It had been sitting in a garage for 20 years and not moved. I bought it towed it to my house and had it running a few days later after I bought a new coil and new points. The old coil actually was probably fine but I changed it out anyways. It has the 430 motor in it, and I was wondering if anyone has a wire diagram for this car. I bought a repair manual at least i thought it was, turns out its for the body not the motor or electrical. I have found a page where the guy uploaded alot of information about a 64 riveira but im not sure how many things changed as it was the year for federal safety things. I drove the car around my yard and I started taking the motor apart now. Mainly because I want to put new gaskets on it from the heads up and clean the motor up to show worthy. I was going to go more HP but I am doing everything with my daughter and I don't really want to get into all of that a quick pull of the motor to clean it up and drop back in is ok with me. However, who ever worked on it before cut a lot of wires and spliced into them so i want to start there and make sure every wire is in the factory spot and nothing else added. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmsue Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 You'll probably want to buy a specific manual for your car, but in the mean time here is a link to the Team Buick site that has the info available. Good Luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Confessing that you stole it may make a few people leery of working with you. Hope that’s not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1983 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 When I said I stole it means I just got a great great dea. I did pay 100$ for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 8 hours ago, James1983 said: When I said I stole it means I just got a great great dea. I did pay 100$ for it. I apologize for the way I came across. Stole is the right word! Sometimes people just want to get out of a project or get the car off the property. This leaves you plenty more budget to work on the car. Good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenugent Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Color laminated wiring diagram,www.classiccarwiring.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1983 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Thank you I am very appreciated to all that are responding. This is my first project car and I want to take it slow but I also don’t have any car guys around me to help out on things I get stuck on like if i should have it machined for more horse power what cam I should use etc. my plan right now because I don’t have a machine shop is to pull the motor and atleast get it cleaned up real nice and do a new gasket set from heads up. Probably timing chain and cover just cause I’m pulling the motor to clean. @kgreen I understand what you are saying completely. The guy wasn’t doing anything with it. But had been sitting in his garage for 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Zimmermann Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 As somebody else said, buy the factory shop or service manual for that year. Usually, they can be found on eBay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 The difference between your 68 and a 64 Riviera is MAJOR. The whole drivetrain and motor (64 is a 425 Nailhead while the 68 has a 430 in it) are completely changed. Body and interior is 2nd generation vs 1st gen for the 64. Find a manual as other people have said. The best $ 50 or so dollars you can spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 James1983, As mentioned , Join the Buick Club, and get a shop and body manual for the Riv. Also check with the Buick forum. There are a lot of knowledable folks here. Take advantage. Good luck with the project . John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1983 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Do you have the link to the club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, James1983 said: Do you have the link to the club? http://www.buickclub.org/ http://www.buickclub.org/join/ Another web site https://www.teambuick.com/community/index.php https://www.teambuick.com/reference/index.php https://www.teambuick.com/reference/library/68_chassis/index.php and http://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/ And we like photos! Edited November 16, 2020 by 1939_Buick (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivguy Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I was a member of the Riviera Owners Association.It a great club with a magazine, and lots of resources available. I've had several Rivs and I'm sorry I let them go. Now I can't afford the buy in price. Good luck. The 430 is a very good motor, much more modern than the Nailhead, but I love Nailheads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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