Im currently deployed in the army wont be home for a few months but i sold my 08kfx 450r on ebay and bought a fl350 iv always wanted one my questions are what should i do? guy said its been tore down rebuilt and painted hes a older guy he sent me a youtube video of it running and driving before i bought it it looks pretty good i think i mostly trail ride what should i do to make it reliable because i ride alot every free chance i get any comments are welcome!!
also if any ones wondering i won it for 2650 and its prob gunna cost me 350 to ship it to my house!!

Welcome to the site congratulations on the 350, where do you live and ride?

Any known issues, has it been setting for a long time, many older ATV's end up with fuel system issues, bad fuel or rust.

Thanks for your service to our country!

I second that.....thank for your service!

You will want to check the compression of that bad boy and try to determine the condition of the top end. Every FL350 I get a hold of I have heard the following......Oh it runs great! It's just been rebuilt! It has less than 10 hours on it! Blah Blah Blah..... When I bought mine this is what I was told. Turns out the top end had more like 100 hours on it. People tend to way over exaggerate the condition or the lack of hours put of these machines.

For reliability.....leave it stock if you can. Water cooling the head will add a lot more cooling to the top end and extend it's life.

Where will you be stationed when you get home?

Rand

1.Compression test,most people agree it needs to be at least 125 or higher
2.Leak down test,you need to make sure it doesnt have any air leaks.Youll need to do a search on here on how to do it and make a tester
3.Change the balancer oil and transmission oil
4.check airfilter
5.check tank for rust and change fuel filter if bad

that should get you started

Thanks for the replys that's all the basic stuff i planned to do i wanna keep it simple stock mostly for reliablity.
Im from KY i ride all over KY and IN iv got a 4wheelin group called go for broke!
So the guy says it runs good he sent me a video of it and it shifted good and started good smoked alittle but not much.
wheres the best place to get a water cooled head and what do you use for a water pump?

As far as the head goes you'll just have to search the internet mostly Evilbay!

I would recommend using a Mercedes Benz auxiliary water pump.

Here is a picture of one.

Rand

Where about in KY are you, I live about 30 miles south of Louisville. Have an FL250 myself