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                                                                Exhibit 23.3
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated March 21, 1997, in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-38223) and related Prospectus of Argo-Tech
Corporation for the registration of $140,000,000 Senior Subordinated Notes.


                                                      /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Long Beach, California
December 8, 1997