EXHIBIT 99.2


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER


         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 the undersigned officer of Tecumseh
Products Company (the "Company") hereby certifies to such officer's knowledge,
that the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



Dated: May 12, 2003                  BY:     /s/ DAVID W. KAY
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                                             David W. Kay
                                             Vice President, Treasurer and
                                             Chief Financial Officer