I would assume that the wires are hooked up backwards
Most Likly a fuel sender problem
Bad connection, blown fuse, or the float in the tank is stuck.
It would be better to write: My gas gauge reads empty. Note that 'gauge' is singular, so it needs the singular verb, reads. If you had several cars all with gas gauges that read empty, then the verb would be read.
Where is it stuck? on full or empty? if on full you got a bad ground, if empty you got a bad float.
fuel sensor in the gas tank is bad or the wires to it are loose or broken.
no power at the sending unit.
bad sending unit
The fuel sensor in the gas tank is bad.
my 86 did the same never would read more than 1/4 tank after lots of checking things i replaced the gauge and it worked perfect..
probably no gas, if there is gas then your gauge in the tank is broken or frozen
Its probably the float in the gas tank that tells how much fuel is left in the tank... its sticking.
On a car, there is a float inside your gas tank. It is attached to a switch that sends the empty.....full signals to your fuel gauge.