Exhibit 32.1

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

In connection with the quarterly report of Tecumseh Products Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), I,
James J. Bonsall, Principal Executive 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, to my knowledge:

     (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 9, 2007                   BY: /s/ JAMES J. BONSALL
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                                            James J. Bonsall
                                            President and
                                            Chief Operating Officer