8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       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): AUGUST 25, 2004


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


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


         100 EAST PATTERSON STREET
            TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN                                  49286
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

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


                                (NOT APPLICABLE)
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)




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ITEM 5.02   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
            DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

On August 25, 2004, pursuant to our Amended and Restated Bylaws, our board of
directors increased the number of directors constituting the whole board from
six to seven and filled the resulting vacancy by electing Albert A. Koch to the
board of directors.

There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Koch and any other person
pursuant to which Mr. Koch was selected as a director.

Mr. Koch was appointed to serve on the Governance, Compensation & Nominating
Committee and the Pension Committee of the board of directors.

ITEM 7.01   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On August 25, 2004, we issued a press release announcing Mr. Koch's election to
the board of directors. We are filing a copy of the press release as an exhibit
to this report, and its text is incorporated into this report by reference.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

We are furnishing the following exhibit with this report:

Exhibit No.           Description

99.1                  Press release issued August 25, 2004


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                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                      TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY


Date:  August 25, 2004                By     /s/ James S. Nicholson
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                                            James S. Nicholson
                                            Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
                                               Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.           Description

99.1                  Press release issued August 25, 2004

EX-99.1

                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1

August 25, 2004

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


                     ALBERT A. KOCH APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF
                            TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY

Tecumseh, Michigan, August 25, 2004 . . . . Tecumseh Products Company today
announced that Albert A. Koch has been appointed to the Board of Directors. His
appointment increases Tecumseh's Board of Directors to seven members.

"We are pleased to welcome Al to our Board of Directors," said Todd W. Herrick,
Tecumseh's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Herrick further remarked
that, "Al brings a significant amount of business and finance knowledge to our
Board room."

"I am delighted to have been asked to join the Tecumseh Board of Directors and
look forward to helping contribute to Tecumseh's global growth and exploring
ways to enhance Tecumseh's presence in the marketplace," said Mr. Koch.

At present, Mr. Koch is a principal with Questor Management Company, a
private-equity firm specializing in acquiring underperforming companies, and a
principal with AlixPartners, an international corporate turnaround and financial
advisory firm.

From June 30, 2003 until July 31, 2004, Mr. Koch served as Chairman, interim
President, and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Enterprises, Inc., the
world's largest builder of manufactured homes. Prior to that service, Mr. Koch
was appointed the interim Chief Financial Officer of Kmart Corporation following
its filing for bankruptcy and assisted in its successful reorganization in May
2003.

Mr. Koch is a certified public accountant and was formerly a partner with Ernst
& Young. Mr. Koch holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Elizabethtown
College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.

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