EXHIBIT 99



June 27, 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
(NASDAQ:  TECUA and TECUB)


TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR JOHN W. GELDER

TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN, JUNE 27, 2002 -- At its regular monthly meeting on June
26th, the Board of Directors of Tecumseh Products Company accepted the
resignation of John W. Gelder from his position as a Director. Mr. Gelder has
had a long and distinguished association with the Company, both as an attorney
and a Director. His service as outside counsel covered more than forty years,
during which time he assisted and counseled the Company on many important and
complex matters and transactions. In 1989, Mr. Gelder assumed the additional
responsibility as Director, giving the Company many years of exemplary and
dedicated service in that capacity.

Mr. Gelder's resignation is concurrent with his retirement from Miller,
Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. A replacement has not yet been identified.

Tecumseh Products Company is a full-line independent global manufacturer of
hermetic compressors for air conditioning and refrigeration products, gasoline
engines and power train products for lawn and garden applications, and a
diversified line of pumps. For more information, visit Tecumseh Products
Company's web site at www.tecumseh.com.

Contact:          Pat Walsh
                  Director of Investor Relations
                  Tecumseh Products Company
                  (517) 423-8455