Exhibit 32.2

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

      In connection with the quarterly report of Tecumseh Products Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), I,
James S. Nicholson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

      (1)   The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
            or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m
            or 78o(d)); and

      (2)   The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.

Dated:   August 6, 2004               BY:         /s/ JAMES S. NICHOLSON
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                                              James S. Nicholson
                                                 Vice President, Treasurer and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer