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): MAY 5, 2005


                            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 2.02   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

The registrant's press release dated May 5, 2005, regarding its first quarter
2005 consolidated results is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     The registrant hosted its first quarter 2005 earnings conference call and
webcast on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Via the webcast,
registrant presented its First Quarter 2005 Investor Presentation, which
contains a summary of registrant's financial results for the quarter ending
March 31, 2005, as well as certain other financial and operating information.
Pursuant to Regulation FD and the requirements of Item 7.01 of Form 8-K,
registrant hereby furnishes the First Quarter 2005 Investor Presentation as
Exhibit 99.2 to this report. The Investor Presentation will be posted on the
registrant's website, www.tecumseh.com, through at least May 19, 2005. Exhibit
99.2 is incorporated by reference under this Item 7.01.

Note: The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.2) is furnished
pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this report will
not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to
be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD or Item 7.01 of
Form 8-K.










                                   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: May 5, 2005                        By  /s/ James S. Nicholson
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                                             James S. Nicholson
                                             Vice President, Treasurer and Chief
                                                Financial Officer







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.         Description
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    99.1            Press release dated May 5, 2005

    99.2            First Quarter 2005 Investor Presentation