How do you put on the serpentine belt for a 2000 Dodge Caravan 3.0 liter?

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I have the belt as it should be- on all the teeth on the pullies square on as they should be. I'm down to one more pulley before the belt is on there, but let me tell you, there is pretty much no space with which to work and even if then engine were out of the van I still don't think I could put that belt on there. I need about 3 inches more slack but it just won't go on. I am absolutely positive that I've got the belt in the right place. (I used the diagram on the chassis in front of the engine)

The Haynes guide says the 3.0 has a dynamic belt tensioner and doesn't mention how to loosen any pullies to allow the belt to be put on for this engine. Is there a special tool out there or perhaps a nut or something that I can adjust to make the belt go on? Thanks for reading.
SalRobyn123, There is no pulley with a square part or anything even close on any of the 5 pullies.

Timbo Sliced, there is "Ten." which I already supposed to be Tensioner, but as the haynes manual states, it's an automatic dynamic tensioner. I don't know how to manually adjust it or if that's even possible.

Thanks for the help thus far friends.
 
As long as you followed the diagram on the radiator fan cover you can put all the slack to the accessory that is the easiest to get to while you pry on the tension er. Did you know about the tension er ? you need to find it put a wrench on it and then that will be the difference in the shortness that you are talking about then once you have pried the tensioner down slide the belt onto the pulley of your choice. I would find an assistant. It isn't hard. but two heads are better than one.
 
on the pulley that looks like it has a square in the center that is you tensionar put a 1/2 inch drive in there and you push on the tensinor pulley to get the slack to but the belt on this website will help http://autorepair.about.com/
 
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