Another PG&E inspector showed up (finally) to review the utility meters (again). He said the garage window has to be fixed or else the gas meter must be moved. I chose fixing the window as the gas riser comes up through a concrete walk. Breaking the concrete, digging up an unknown amount of dirt (for PG&E repiping,) then backfilling and repaving would be too much work, cost and time.
Lucky for me, these old single-glaze sliders are easy to convert. The aluminum frame is an identical profile all around. The sliding sash takes the inner rail while the fixed sash is just the outer flange.
I simply got some fresh glazing strip from a window shop, a sheet of Lexan polycarbonate from Home Depot, and created a matching glazing panel on the left. The insert channel took some cleaning because crud had built up over the years (compressed air helps), but it was a very easy project.$20 rubber window strip
$30 Lexan polycarbonate ... for a total cost of $50
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