Driver Information Center error codes and electrical issues

Tiny
ANTHONY R S
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  • 1994 OLDSMOBILE 88
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 125,000 MILES
My Eighty Eight Royale LS is having some trouble being a reliable car. Wonderful to drive when it works, but its undrivable as it is now.

It has a control pannel, (shown in pictures with the error and code for it) very helpful, but when I rev the car (driving or parked) to about 1400rpm then quickly release the pedal, the revs drop down to 200rpm and it stalls. Then it starts dinging and that message shows. There are some other problems with the vehicle, but those are obvious and aren't electrical, such as an inch of oil sitting on top of the engine coolant (most likely from a faulty head gasket?) And a scraping noise while using the extremely worn brakes.

Any help and information you have on problems such as these would be extremely helpful, but I really need help figuring out what is causing the stalling.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 AT 11:09 AM

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Tiny
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You have oil in the coolant and grinding brakes. Sounds like it's time to retire that car.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 AT 11:33 AM
Tiny
ANTHONY R S
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And if that isn't an option?
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 AT 5:47 PM
Tiny
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If it's not an option you will spend more money than that car is worth. You can start by looking for another engine and spending a few hundred on the brakes. If you don't plan on doing it, then you need to just park it until it's saft enough to drive.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 AT 5:51 PM
Tiny
ANTHONY R S
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So theres nothing you can tell me about the problems ive been having with it stalling?
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 AT 6:01 PM

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