Well I went and looked at the car. Im not going to list my opinions on the car here... but they would affect my decision on whose fault it is...
Basically I tried turning the crankshaft pulley with a 1/2" drive and the pulley rotated a 1/4 turn guess what didnt turn with it though... The camshafts and the timing belt on it.
So my guess is the t belt slipped, chewed up the bottom of the belt and now when you turn the key, the starter just spins, thus not starting.
I tried turning the engine back the other way until it stopped and the pulley nut loosened, which is Not good, and I was barely putting any pressure on it. So from those things I conclude the engine is probably toast, but I do not know becuase maybe the head survived, and maybe the pistons survived also.
He said that it just quit after a clunk, so that doesnt sound good but we wont find out till someone tears it apart.
Oh and he cant really shift into first or second gear because the shift linkages that bolt to the transmission were not even tight, and there was too much play in the cables to push the gear lever forward enough.
Im not blaming anyone at this moment, I dont know how it was put together or how he drove it so Ill just leave it at that
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