the switch isn't on the AC compressor.
it's in the hoses and fittings ..
often in the left rear cabinet area.
Look in Bentley.
I see all kinds of mickey mouse modifications, nothing would surprise me that much. 

Scott
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Luke Bakken 
  To: subaruvanagon@yahoogroups.com ; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
  Cc: W Monk 
  Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 2:05 PM
  Subject: [subaruvanagon] Re: A/C hose blew!

    
  Hi Bill,

  Do you think the high pressure switch would be disabled / non
  functional in a conversion like mine? If the switch is part of the
  original Vanagon A/C pump then it definitely doesn't exist in the van
  now.

  Thanks,
  Luke

  On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Bill M <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:
  > If they over filled it the high pressure switch would shut the compressor down unless someone has bypassed it for some odd reason. Could just be that was the next weakest link and the hose was worn/defective.
  >
  > Bill
  >
  > On Aug 27, 2011, at 3:23 PM, Luke Bakken <luke.bakken@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
  >
  >> 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
  >

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