Ok, im new to the forums but thought i would give it a shot. i have an 87 2.3 convertible non turbo. iva had it for a little while now and it has ran with only a few minor problems and i would just like to see if anyone else knew anything about any of them. the first problems is really the main reason that im writing this forum. the car ran ok up until last week when all of a sudden i went to start it in the morning and it was completely dead. once i got home i had a jump and it ran fine. once i shut if off it dies in 10 mins. since then i have tried to tinker with it and haven't gotten any turnouts ive noticed that my car can run for a little over five mins and the alternator gets really hot and will stay that way after my block is cold. im not exactly sure what to do about this or how to address it. my other problems is that when i start my car i have to wait for a few mins then it will start missing(on cyl 4 i believe) it will last for about a min or two then it clears up and it will run fine for as long as i need until i shut it off then it will repeat. anything can help and thanks in advance