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): NOVEMBER 7, 2005

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

                                                       
          MICHIGAN                        0-452                   38-1093240
(State or other jurisdiction           (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)               File Number)           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

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

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

The registrant's press release dated November 7, 2005, regarding its 2005 third
quarter consolidated results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


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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: November 7, 2005                  By /s/ James S. Nicholson
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           James S. Nicholson
                                           Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
                                              Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                  Description
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    99.1      Press release dated November 7, 2005