Hello everyone,

First some info - I have an '89 Syncro Westy with a 2003 Subaru 2.5 in
it, conversion done in 2004 by SmallCar. SC also hooked up the Subaru
A/C to the Vanagon system and until this year it worked fine.

A month ago I noticed the A/C wasn't blowing cold at all, so I took it
to a local shop and they diagnosed it as having leaky old hoses. So
they put in new hoses to the front of the van and a new condenser from
Van Cafe. All was working well until yesterday as I was driving on the
interstate and heard a pop-hiss in the back. I immediately turned the
A/C off and pulled over to see this in the engine compartment:

http://goo.gl/mt3FC

You can see that not only did the Subaru A/C hose pop off, but it
split as well. This hose is no older than 9 years, of course.

What do you think could cause this? Did the local shop overfill the
A/C system? I'm going to take the van back this Monday and any
information I could relay their way would be appreciated.

Thanks -
Luke