8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 29, 2003


                            TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Michigan                       0-452                  38-1093240
 (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

               100 East Patterson Street, Tecumseh, Michigan 49286
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (517) 423-8411




          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






                  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         The registrant's press release dated October 29, 2003, regarding the
appointment of Virginia A. Kamsky as Director of Tecumseh Products Company is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


                  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)      Exhibits:

               Exhibit No.                    Description

                   99.1           Press release dated October 29, 2003









                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                   TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY


Date: October 30, 2003             By  /s/ David W. Kay
                                       ------------------------
                                           David W. Kay
                                           Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
                                           Financial Officer










                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


               Exhibit No.                  Description

                   99.1         Press release dated October 29, 2003

EX-99.1

October 29, 2003                                                EXHIBIT 99.1

TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
(NASDAQ:  TECUA and TECUB)

                   VIRGINIA A. KAMSKY APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF
                            TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY

Tecumseh, Michigan, October 29, 2003 . . . . Tecumseh Products Company, today
announced that Virginia A. Kamsky has been appointed to the Board of Directors.
Her appointment increases Tecumseh's Board of Directors to nine members.

"I think I speak for all of the Tecumseh Directors when I enthusiastically
welcome Virginia to our Board of Directors," said Todd W. Herrick, Tecumseh's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Virginia brings a tremendous amount of
business experience, including significant familiarity with the expansion of
multinational business enterprises into the Asia Pacific region."

Ms. Kamsky is the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Kamsky
Associates, Inc. In 1980, Kamsky Associates was one of the first American
companies to be allowed to operate a representative office in China. Kamsky
Associates represents companies in a wide range of industries and assists its
clients in establishing a presence in the Asia marketplace, including strategic
planning, contract negotiation, governmental approvals, and financing
arrangements.

Prior to founding Kamsky Associates, Ms. Kamsky was employed by Chase Manhattan
Bank in a number of increasingly responsible roles in both New York and Asia,
eventually assuming responsibility for Chase's corporate division in China.

"I am pleased to have been asked to join the Tecumseh Board of Directors," said
Ms. Kamsky. "I look forward to contributing to Tecumseh's worldwide growth and
the enhancement of its presence in the global marketplace."

Ms. Kamsky presently serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of
Richmond and the Board of Trustees of The Dalton School. Currently, Ms. Kamsky
is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations and its Chairman's Advisory
Council; a director of the China Institute; a member of the Americares' advisory
committee; and a founding governor of the American Chamber of Commerce in
Beijing, China. Previously, Ms. Kamsky served as a director of W. R. Grace & Co,
where she served on the audit and corporate governance committees. Ms. Kamsky
has also served on the Board of Trustees of Princeton University.

Ms. Kamsky received her undergraduate degree, with honors, in East Asian studies
from Princeton University. She has also attended intensive language emersion
programs in Japanese and Chinese at Yale University, Stanford University, and
Middlebury College.

Tecumseh Products Company is a full-line independent global manufacturer of
hermetic compressors for residential and commercial refrigerators, freezers,
water coolers, dehumidifiers, window air conditioning units and residential and
commercial central system air conditioners and






heat pumps; gasoline engines and power train for lawn mowers, lawn and garden
tractors, garden tillers, string trimmers, snow throwers, industrial and
agricultural applications and recreational vehicles; electric motors and
components, including AC and DC motors, blowers, gear motors and linear
actuators for a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications across a
broad range of industries; and centrifugal pumps, sump pumps and small
submersible pumps for industrial, commercial, marine and agricultural
applications.



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