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): March 15, 2004


                            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 corporation)                                       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 March 15, 2004, regarding the
resignation of its Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, and
director, David W. Kay, and the appointment of James S. Nicholson as Interim
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

                  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)      Exhibits:

               Exhibit No.                            Description
               -----------                            -----------

                   99.1                     Press release dated March 15, 2004








                                   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: March 15, 2004                   By /s/ Todd W. Herrick
                                          ---------------------------------
                                              Todd W. Herrick
                                              President and Chief Executive
                                              Officer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



               Exhibit No.                            Description
               -----------                            -----------
                 99.1                     Press release dated March 15, 2004

EX-99.1

MARCH 15, 2004                                                      EXHIBIT 99.1

TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN -- MARCH 15, 2004 --Todd W. Herrick, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Tecumseh Products Company (Nasdaq: TECUA and TECUB)
announced today that David W. Kay has resigned as Vice President, Treasurer, and
Chief Financial Officer and from the Company's board of directors effective
immediately in order to pursue other business opportunities. James S. Nicholson,
currently Corporate Controller of the Company, will assume the additional
positions of Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer on an interim basis.

Kay joined the Company in November 1999 as the Corporate Controller and has
served as Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer since September
2001. Kay also became a member of the board of directors in October 2001.

Nicholson, 42, has been with the Company as its Corporate Controller since
February 2002. He holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and Masters
of Accounting from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the Company he
was a partner at the professional services firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where
he served as leader of a business process and performance improvement unit in
the Midwest. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Todd Herrick thanked Mr. Kay for his contributions to the Company over the last
four years. "Dave has been a key member of our senior management team and was
instrumental in completing our acquisition of FASCO."

Commenting further, Herrick said, "Jim Nicholson's appointment as interim Chief
Financial Officer is a natural progression of his career with the Company. He
has the experience and acumen to provide the Company with excellent leadership
in this time of intense global competition and heightened regulation. His
permanent appointment to this position will be addressed by the Board in due
course."

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 (517) 423-8455
           Tecumseh Products Company